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cryptographer

cryptographer noun: a person who is an expert on creating codes and cyphers. Someone who studies cryptology.

Noun

cryptographer (plural cryptographers)

  1. A person who is an expert on creating codes and cyphers. Someone who studies cryptology.
    Synonyms:
    cryptographist

Synonyms of cryptographer

Forms of cryptographer

pluralcryptographers

Origin of cryptographer

From crypto- + -grapher.

Questions about cryptographer

What does cryptographer mean?
Cryptographer means a person who is an expert on creating codes and cyphers. Someone who studies cryptology.
What part of speech is cryptographer?
Cryptographer is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptographer?
The plural of cryptographer is cryptographers.

Words near cryptographer in the dictionary

  1. cryptograndioside
  2. cryptograndoside
  3. cryptograph
  4. cryptographal
  5. cryptographed
  6. cryptographer
  7. cryptographers
  8. cryptographic
  9. cryptographical
  10. cryptographically
  11. cryptographics

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