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CRYPTOLOGIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms
Synonyms:
cryptanalyst; cryptographer; cryptologist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cryptologist" is a kind of...):
decipherer; decoder (the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text)
Derivation:
cryptology (the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms)