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codebreaker

codebreaker noun: a cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key.

Noun

codebreaker (plural codebreakers)

  1. A cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key.

Forms of codebreaker

pluralcodebreakers

Origin of codebreaker

From code + breaker.

Questions about codebreaker

What does codebreaker mean?
Codebreaker means a cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key.
What part of speech is codebreaker?
Codebreaker is a noun.
What is the plural of codebreaker?
The plural of codebreaker is codebreakers.

Words near codebreaker in the dictionary

  1. codebases
  2. codeblock
  3. codeblocks
  4. codebook
  5. codebooks
  6. codebreaker
  7. codebreakers
  8. codebreaking
  9. codebtor
  10. codebtors
  11. codebug

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