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decipherer

UK/dɪˈsaɪfəɹə(ɹ)/

decipherer noun: a person or function that deciphers.

Noun

decipherer (plural decipherers)

  1. A person or function that deciphers.
    • Attempting to translate such ciphers wherever she encountered them was Mrs Touchet’s private delight. Unlike most decipherers, though, she was particularly intrigued when proved wrong.2023, Zadie Smith, The Fraud, Hamish Hamilton, page 145

Forms of decipherer

pluraldecipherers

Origin of decipherer

From decipher + -er.

Questions about decipherer

What does decipherer mean?
Decipherer means a person or function that deciphers.
What part of speech is decipherer?
Decipherer is a noun.
How do you pronounce decipherer?
Decipherer is pronounced /dɪˈsaɪfəɹə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of decipherer?
The plural of decipherer is decipherers.

Words near decipherer in the dictionary

  1. decipherable
  2. decipherably
  3. decipheration
  4. decipherations
  5. deciphered
  6. decipherer
  7. decipherers
  8. decipheress
  9. decipheresses
  10. deciphering
  11. decipherings

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