Identikit
noun [C] /aɪˈden.tɪ.kɪt/
/-t̬ə-/ UK trademarkDefinition
› a picture of the face of someone who the police want to question, usually because that person is thought to have been involved in a crime. The picture is made from a collection of drawings of noses, eyes, ears, etc. and is based on the descriptions of witnesses to the crime: an Identikit picture Police have issued an Identikit of the man they want to question. → See also photofit (picture)Relating to detection and solving crimesPictures
(Definition of Identikit noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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