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

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Centuries later, a pseudonymous cryptographer named Satoshi Nakamoto took further inspiration from the fathers’ efforts to decentralize government with a document designed to decentralize money. Edan Yago, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 Some have questioned whether Todd, who would have been in his early twenties when the bitcoin white paper was published, would have been capable of developing a sophisticated peer-to-peer digital cash system—a problem that had confounded many talented and experienced cryptographers before him. Joel Khalili, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024 In the week before the documentary was released, online betting markets had Len Sassaman, a cryptographer who moved in similar online circles as Satoshi, as the most likely candidate to be revealed as the Bitcoin creator. Joel Khalili, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024 These abilities — or at least those emanating from the same area of the brain — also found expression in Candela’s parallel life as a cryptographer. David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cryptographer 

Word History

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 3 Dec. 2024.

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