How to pronounce cryptographer
American English pronunciation
krip-TOG-ruh-fer
- IPA
- /kɹɪpˈtɑɡɹəfɚ/
- Syllables
- krip · TOG · ruh · fer (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What cryptographer means
A person who makes or cracks secret codes
In a sentence: The cryptographer worked for weeks to read the strange message hidden in the old letter.
Where it comes from: It is built from Greek pieces: crypto, meaning hidden, and grapher, meaning someone who writes.
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