profiler
nounUK /ˈprəʊfaɪlə/
US /ˈproʊfaɪlər/
A profiler is a person who studies clues to figure out what kind of person did something.
The police asked a profiler to help understand the criminal.
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2. A tool or program that measures how a computer program uses time and memory.
The developer used a profiler to find the slow part of the code.
3. A person who records the details of someone's life or work.
The journalist worked as a profiler of famous artists.
4. A machine that measures and records information about something.
The lab used a profiler to measure the shape of the surface.