codesmith

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noun

One who produces code or codes, especially a computer programmer or a cryptographer.

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Meanings

nouncodesmith (plural codesmiths)

plural codesmiths

  1. One who produces code or codes, especially a computer programmer or a cryptographer.

    The use of ciphers and coded messages became more sophisticated, with codesmiths and cryptanalysts playing a crucial role in both sending and deciphering secret communications.

    2023, Josh Luberisse, From Roman Speculatores to the NSA: Evolution of Espionage and Its Impact on Statecraft and Civil Liberties
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    Technoids get especially irritated. Though a few see him [Bill Gates] as the ultimate vindication of their breed, the rest maintain their sanity by considering him the Gladstone Gander of codesmiths, a guy who just happened to get a lucky break […]

    1989, PC Mag, volume 8, number 5, page 91

Origin

From code + smith.

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APA

codesmith. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codesmith

MLA

“codesmith.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codesmith. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “codesmith,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codesmith.

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