cryptologist
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9.6
- noun
- /krɪpˈtɑlədʒɪst/
- Specialized
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- In memory of Polish cryptologists and their co-workers: they broke the Enigma ciphers, thereby contributing to the victory of Allied forces in the Second World War.
- a French cryptologist
Examples
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You were employed by SETI as a cryptologist.
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The team hired a cryptologist to ensure their data was secure from unauthorized access.
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He ended up working for SETI as a decoding cryptologist.
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Cryptologists determine if a valid communication's been received... and then they try and decipher and interpret it.
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Efficient as a beehive—agents, cryptologists, and support staff buzz at their routines.
Fiction book (1997) -
A skilled cryptologist can decode messages that seem impossible to understand.
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During the war, the cryptologist played a crucial role in encrypting military communications.
Synonyms
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8.7
A person who makes or breaks secret codes
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9.9
A person who decodes secret messages and breaks codes
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4.6
A person, machine, or program that finds the meaning of secret messages
A person who reads and understands secret or hard-to-read writing
Surface Forms
Morphology
cryptologist = cryptology (transparent) = crypt + log + ist
The suffix '-ist' clearly indicates a person who practices or is concerned with something, in this case, cryptology.
Etymology
The word cryptologist starts with crypt- meaning 'hidden', the same root as cryptic, and ends with -logist meaning 'one who studies', like in biologist. So a cryptologist is someone who studies hidden messages and codes.