prime suspect
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who is considered by the law enforcement agency investigating a crime to be the most likely suspect.
Example Sentences
- "The police had found the getaway car in the field. The rain had washed most of the yellow paint off the Mini to reveal the Union Jack underneath. There was no doubt that the car was Queenie. This led the police to their prime suspect, the car’s owner, Gilbert Goodie."