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    pro·fil·er
    /ˈprōˌfīlər/

    noun

    • 1. a person who records and analyzes someone's psychological and behavioral characteristics, so as to assess or predict their capabilities or to assist in identifying categories of people: "psychological profilers are being used to help officers build a picture of the attacker"
    • 2. an instrument or device for making scientific measurements, for example of the atmosphere or physical features: "a wind profiler for winds in the upper atmosphere"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROFILER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a person who predicts the likely behaviour or description of someone such as a criminal, based on the information that is available about them: Police are liaising closely with a criminal profiler who is advising them of the potential motives, lifestyles, and psychology of possible abductors.

  3. www.indeed.com › hire › cWhat is a Criminal Profiler? Key Job Duties and Skills - Indeed

    Criminal profilers, also known as criminal investigative analysts, compile and compare data from similar crimes and offenders to create a profile of a suspect. They form logical hypotheses based on witness reports, victim testimony and crime scene evidence.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › profilingProfiling Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PROFILING is the act or process of extrapolating information about a person based on known traits or tendencies; specifically : the act of suspecting or targeting a person on the basis of observed characteristics or behavior.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROFILER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. a person or device that creates a profile, esp someone with psychological training who assists police investigations by identifying the likely characteristics of the perpetrator of a particular crime. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › profilerProfiler Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PROFILE is a representation of something in outline; especially : a human head or face represented or seen in a side view. How to use profile in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Profile.

  7. people.howstuffworks.com › profilingHow Profiling Works | HowStuffWorks

    Basic profiling -- identifying the perpetrator of a crime based on an analysis of crime and the way it was committed -- is a common investigative tool.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprofiler noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    profiler. noun. /ˈprəʊfaɪlə (r)/. /ˈprəʊfaɪlər/. a person whose job is to collect useful information about somebody/something so that they can give a description of them or it. Detectives have consulted a criminal profiler.