cryptographist

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noun

A cryptographer.

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Meanings

nouncryptographist (plural cryptographists)

plural cryptographists

  1. rareA cryptographer.

    Good cryptographists are rare indeed; and thus their services, although seldom required, are necessarily well requited.

    1841, Edgar Allan Poe, A Few Words on Secret Writing

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cryptographer

Origin

From cryptograph + -ist.

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Cite this entry
APA

cryptographist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptographist

MLA

“cryptographist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptographist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptographist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptographist.

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