cryptographer

noun

cryp·​tog·​ra·​pher krip-ˈtä-grə-fər How to pronounce cryptographer (audio)
: a specialist in cryptography: such as
a
: a clerk who enciphers and deciphers messages
b
: one who devises cryptographic methods or systems
c
: cryptanalyst

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Because Ed actually runs an email list-serve of about 80 cryptographers from around the world. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026 To guard against the possibility that their protocols are based on faulty assumptions, some quantum cryptographers search for even more basic principles to build upon. — Matt Von Hippel, Wired News, 23 May 2026 Developers who were never cryptographers embed it directly into application code, where certificate scans never see it. — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 30 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 See All Example Sentences for cryptographer

Word History

Etymology

cryptography + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cryptographer was in 1641

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“Cryptographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cryptographer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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