cryptographer


cryp·tog·ra·pher

noun \krip-ˈtä-grə-fər\

Definition of CRYPTOGRAPHER

: a specialist in cryptography: as a : a clerk who enciphers and deciphers messages b : one who devises cryptographic methods or systems c : cryptanalyst

First Known Use of CRYPTOGRAPHER

1641

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