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cryptanalyst

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crypt·a·nal·y·sis  (krpt-nl-ss)
n.
1. The analysis and deciphering of cryptographic writings or systems.
2. also crypt·an·a·lyt·ics (krptn--ltks) (used with a sing. verb) The study of techniques for deciphering cryptographic writings or systems.
[crypt(ogram) + analysis.]
crypt·ana·lyst (krp-tn-lst) n.
crypt·ana·lytic (-ltk) adj.
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Noun1.cryptanalyst - decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms
cryptographer, cryptologist
decipherer, decoder - the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text


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