profiler

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noun

A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular shapes by tracing a pattern.

“a sediment profiler”

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Meanings

nounprofiler (plural profilers)

plural profilers

  1. A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular shapes by tracing a pattern.
  2. A person who creates a profile for something or someone, especially a psychological profile for an unknown criminal.
  3. A device that analyzes something and builds up a profile.

    a sediment profiler

  4. computingA software program that measures the performance of different portions of another program in order to locate bottlenecks.

    […] a complete and intuitive profiler that supports numerous types of profiling modes and profilable applications.

    2006, Dr. Dobb's Journal

Origin

From profile + -er.

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Translations

German Profiler, Profilerin
  • Profilerperson who creates a profile for something or some
  • Profilerinperson who creates a profile for something or some
  • Profilerstellerperson who creates a profile for something or some
  • Profilerstellerinperson who creates a profile for something or some
  • Fallanalytikerperson who creates a profile for something or some
  • Fallanalytikerinperson who creates a profile for something or some
Spanish generador de perfiles, perfilador
  • generador de perfilesmechanical device
  • perfiladorperson who creates a profile for something or some
Cite this entry
APA

profiler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profiler

MLA

“profiler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profiler. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “profiler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profiler.

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