Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

criminalist

/kɹˈɪmənəlɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: crim-i-nal-ist
IPA: /kɹˈɪmənəlɪst/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who specializes in criminal law.

noun

A person who specializes in the collection and examination of forensic evidence at a crime scene.

American usage

Etymology

Etymology tree English criminal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English criminalist From criminal + -ist.

Usage

American usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

criminalists (plural)

Derived Forms

criminalistics

Questions

How do you pronounce criminalist?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈɪmənəlɪst/.
What does criminalist mean?: A person who specializes in criminal law.
Where does criminalist come from?: Etymology tree English criminal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English criminalist From criminal + -ist.

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