Cryptanalyst (Noun)
Meaning
Decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- A cryptanalyst works to decode secret messages sent during wartime to gain strategic advantage.
- After years of study and research, Sarah became a renowned cryptanalyst at a top government agency.
- In this movie, the protagonist played the role of a British cryptanalyst who broke German ciphers during World War II.
- The cryptanalyst discovered a weakness in the encryption algorithm that made it easier to decipher the encrypted text.
- It took the team of skilled cryptanalysts months to crack the encrypted message received from an unknown sender.