photofit

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noun

An image of a person constructed out of bits of photographs of other people; an identikit.

“The witness was called in to create a photofit resembling her memory of the attacker.”

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounphotofit (plural photofits)

plural photofits

  1. UKAn image of a person constructed out of bits of photographs of other people; an identikit.

    The witness was called in to create a photofit resembling her memory of the attacker.

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Origin

From photo + fit, from the British police force's Photofit system for constructing facial composites.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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