criminalist
UK/'krɪmɪnəlɪst/US/'krɪmɪnəlɪst/
C2
Definitions
n.
A specialist who analyzes physical evidence from crime scenes; a forensic scientist
刑事鉴识专家；物证鉴定人员
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcriminalaccusation, crime, judgment
+
-istrelating to, having the nature of
=criminalist
criminal + -ist = a specialist in criminal evidence. Note: a criminalist analyzes forensic evidence; a criminologist studies crime in theory — different jobs.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The criminalist matched the fibers found at the scene.