Codemaker

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The creator of a code or cipher.

    "When quantum-mechanical phenomena are taken into account, new vistas open up both for codemakers and codebreakers."

Example

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"When quantum-mechanical phenomena are taken into account, new vistas open up both for codemakers and codebreakers."

Etymology

From code + maker.

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