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noun
A person who is an expert on creating codes and cyphers. Someone who studies cryptology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cryptanalyst, cryptologist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decoder, decipherer
History
From crypto- + -grapher.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
