cryptanalyst
noun
a specialist in or student of cryptanalysis.
cryptanalysts
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pluralof cryptanalyst.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Gralley said he believes both letters are encrypted to varying degrees. To help with the decoding, he’s emailed them to friends, retired cryptanalysts from the CIA and National Security Agency.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2017
The subject’s mystique has drawn unusual visitors to “Decoding the Renaissance,” like the F.B.I.’s cryptanalysts, not the typical audience for a library devoted to Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2015
In 1995 a small group of cryptanalysts inside the NSA quietly deciphered the first three sections of the sculpture, though no one outside the agency and the CIA’s top brass knew about it.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2014
He is now the last survivor of the nine cryptanalysts who worked on Tunny, and has spent the past four years campaigning for acknowledgement of his colleagues.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2012
By 1930, Elizebeth was one of the world’s top cryptanalysts, but most Americans had never heard of her.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
