Added 9 October 2026
fingerprint
/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fingerprint at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations.
-
A generic term for any identifying characteristic.
that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it
- A smudge made by a (dirty) finger.
verb
- Take an impression of a person's fingerprints.