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- DictionaryPro·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"