cryptographer

noun

cryp·​tog·​ra·​pher krip-ˈtä-grə-fər 

: a specialist in cryptography: such as

a

: a clerk who enciphers and deciphers messages

b

: one who devises cryptographic methods or systems

c

: cryptanalyst

Examples of cryptographer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its successor script, Linea B, was also a mystery until it was deciphered in 1952 by an amateur linguist and cryptographer Michael Ventris with the help of classicist John Chadwick, both building on patterns in the script first identified by classicist Alice Kober. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Most cryptographers are less alarmed. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Despite having their unit nicknamed The Plantation (its geographical location still classified), about 100 women of color — linguists, cybersecurity experts, cryptographers — worked from World War II through the Cold War, brilliantly. — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

Zero-knowledge proofs, invented in 1985 by the cryptographers Shafi Goldwasser, Silvio Micali, and Charles Rackoff, don’t have this drawback. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

cryptography + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cryptographer

• biographer
• demographer
• ethnographer
• geographer
• hydrographer
• lithographer
• photographer
• topographer
• typographer
• bibliographer
• choreographer
• lexicographer