What does "cryptographer" mean?

A person who is an expert on creating codes and cyphers. Someone who studies cryptology.

Cryptographer

Common synonyms include: cryptanalyst, cryptologist, cipher, cipher analyst, cipher breaker, cipher designer.

noun

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Noun

1
A person who is an expert on creating codes and cyphers. Someone who studies cryptology.
2
decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms wordnet

From crypto- + -grapher.