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cryptographer

noun cryp·tog·ra·pher \krip-ˈtä-grə-fər\

Definition of CRYPTOGRAPHER

:  a specialist in cryptography: as
a :  a clerk who enciphers and deciphers messages
b :  one who devises cryptographic methods or systems
c :  cryptanalyst
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First Known Use of CRYPTOGRAPHER

1641

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