polygrapher
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pol·y·graph
(pŏl′ē-grăf′)n.
An instrument that measures the physiological responses of an individual to questions from an examiner who interprets the results as indicating the likelihood that the individual is telling or not telling the truth in giving the answers.
tr.v. pol·y·graphed, pol·y·graph·ing, pol·y·graphs
To test (a criminal suspect, for example) with a polygraph.
po·lyg′ra·pher (pə-lĭg′rə-fər), po·lyg′ra·phist (-fĭst) n.
pol′y·graph′ic adj.
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polygrapher
(pəˈlɪɡrəfə) orpolygraphist
n
1. a person who employs a code cipher
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a device used to copy a document
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a person who writes multiple works
4. obsolete a person who mimics
5. (Medicine) med a person who operates a lie detector
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