criminalist


crim·i·nal·ist

C0748050 (krĭm′ə-nə-lĭst)n. A specialist in the collection and examination of the physical evidence of crime.
crim′i·nal·is′tics n.

criminalist

(ˈkrɪmɪnəlɪst) n1. (Sociology) dialect US a person who collects and analyses forensic evidence from the scene of a crime2. (Law) a person who has knowledge of criminal law