cryptographer
noun
cryp·tog·ra·pher krip-ˈtä-grə-fər 
: a specialist in cryptography: such as
a
: a clerk who enciphers and deciphers messages
b
: one who devises cryptographic methods or systems
c
: cryptanalyst
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In the previous round of the NIST competition, Ward Beullens, a cryptographer at IBM, devised an attack that broke a scheme called Rainbow in a weekend. 
Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Frank and Fannie’s son Charles had served in the Army as a cryptographer. Washington Post, 7 May 2022 Founded by Turing Award-winning cryptographer Silvio Micali, Algorand developed a blockchain infrastructure that offers the interoperability and capacity to handle the volume of transactions needed for anyone to transition into the digital economy. Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Mar. 2022 Russell Crowe delivers a solid performance as John Nash, a brilliant mathematician and cryptographer who is troubled by schizophrenia. Marc Bona, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2021 Johns Hopkins cryptographer Matthew Green tweeted that Apple should now talk to people from technical backgrounds, those who work in policy and also the public to help shape its future plans. Matt Burgess, Wired, 8 Sep. 2021 But critics like Johns Hopkins University cryptographer Matt Green suspect more complex motives in Apple's approach. Andy Greenberg, Wired, 5 Aug. 2021 Fortunately for the allies, a brilliant Polish cryptographer named Marian Rejewski had used complex mathematics to crack the secrets of Enigma’s wiring years before the Nazis marched on Warsaw. Michael M. Rosen, National Review, 20 June 2021 The Daily Freeman of Kingston reports that Swetow, who lives in New Paltz in the Hudson Valley, joined the Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and went on to serve as a cryptographer and a statistical control officer. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 June 2021 See More
Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Frank and Fannie’s son Charles had served in the Army as a cryptographer. Washington Post, 7 May 2022 Founded by Turing Award-winning cryptographer Silvio Micali, Algorand developed a blockchain infrastructure that offers the interoperability and capacity to handle the volume of transactions needed for anyone to transition into the digital economy. Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Mar. 2022 Russell Crowe delivers a solid performance as John Nash, a brilliant mathematician and cryptographer who is troubled by schizophrenia. Marc Bona, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2021 Johns Hopkins cryptographer Matthew Green tweeted that Apple should now talk to people from technical backgrounds, those who work in policy and also the public to help shape its future plans. Matt Burgess, Wired, 8 Sep. 2021 But critics like Johns Hopkins University cryptographer Matt Green suspect more complex motives in Apple's approach. Andy Greenberg, Wired, 5 Aug. 2021 Fortunately for the allies, a brilliant Polish cryptographer named Marian Rejewski had used complex mathematics to crack the secrets of Enigma’s wiring years before the Nazis marched on Warsaw. Michael M. Rosen, National Review, 20 June 2021 The Daily Freeman of Kingston reports that Swetow, who lives in New Paltz in the Hudson Valley, joined the Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and went on to serve as a cryptographer and a statistical control officer. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 June 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
cryptography + -er entry 2
First Known Use
1641, in the meaning defined above