Decipherer
/dɪˈsaɪfəɹə(ɹ)/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
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
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"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."
Etymology
From decipher + -er.