Profilers Meaning in English

word · lemma: profiler

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Definition

Profilers are people who analyze behavior, actions, or features to create a profile, often to help solve crimes or understand people better.

Usage & Nuances

'Profiler' is most often used for professionals in law enforcement, especially those who study criminal behavior. Sometimes used in tech for 'performance profilers' (software), but the main meaning is crime analysis. Plural 'profilers' rarely refers to personality quizzes or simple profiling tools.

• Spanish: perfiladores - analistas de perfiles criminales
• Portuguese (BR): perfiladores - analistas criminais
• Portuguese (PT): perfiladores - analistas criminais
• Chinese (Simplified): 犯罪画像分析师 - 刻画者
• Chinese (Traditional): 犯罪側寫師 - 刻畫者
• Hindi: प्रोफाइलर - अपराध विश्लेषक
• Arabic: محللون نفسيون جنائيون - محللو أنماط
• Bengali: প্রোফাইলার
• Russian: профайлеры
• Japanese: プロファイラー
• Vietnamese: người phân tích hồ sơ - chuyên gia phác thảo hồ sơ
• Korean: 프로파일러
• Turkish: profiller
• Urdu: پروفائلرز
• Indonesian: profiler

Example Sentences

The police asked the profilers for help with the case.

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Many profilers study psychology.

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Profilers look for patterns in behavior.

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Some TV shows feature teams of profilers solving complex crimes.

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Thanks to the profilers, they caught the criminal faster than expected.

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Nowadays, profilers also use computer data to help with their work.

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