Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryptographist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cryp-tographist
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cryptographer.

Example Sentences

"Good cryptographists are rare indeed; and thus their services, although seldom required, are necessarily well requited."

Etymology

From cryptograph + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cryptograph

Inflected Forms

cryptographists (plural)

Questions

What does cryptographist mean?: A cryptographer.
Where does cryptographist come from?: From cryptograph + -ist.

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