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Decipherer
//dɪˈsaɪfəɹə(ɹ)// noun
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Noun
- 1 A person or function that deciphers.
"Attempting to translate such ciphers wherever she encountered them was Mrs Touchet’s private delight. Unlike most decipherers, though, she was particularly intrigued when proved wrong."
- 2 a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text wordnet
- 3 the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text wordnet
Etymology
From decipher + -er.
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