forensicist

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noun

A person who specializes in or practices forensics.

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Meanings

nounforensicist (plural forensicists)

plural forensicists

  1. A person who specializes in or practices forensics.

    "Beyond his command capacity, O'Neill was also an extraordinary forensicist, as was evident in the FBI's investigation of the TWA Flight 800 explosion and crash in July 1996 off the coast of Long Island."

    2013, Richard D. Mahoney, Getting Away With Murder: The True Story Behind American Taliban John Walker

Origin

From forensic + -ist.

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APA

forensicist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forensicist

MLA

“forensicist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forensicist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forensicist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forensicist.

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