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) or

polygraphist

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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A polygrapher cannot say definitively that persons have lied, only that they displayed indicators of stress when asked a question.
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Rather, the evidence introduced is the expert opinion testimony of the polygrapher about whether the subject was truthful or deceptive in answering questions about the alleged crime.
In the professional opinion of the polygrapher who carried out the test, Michael never carried out any attack.
The fingerprinting expert (comparing the original fingerprints with those on the envelope), the handwriting expert (comparing the original samples with the signed receipt), and the polygrapher (analyzing the tests) sought to identify the perpetrator of each group.