Home › Words › C › cryptanalystcryptanalyst/kɹɪptˈænəlɪst/cryptanalyst means an expert in analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, cryptanalyst ranks #16,750 of 42,762 for Qualifying.cryptanalyst is pronounced /kɹɪptˈænəlɪst/.EtymologyFrom crypt- + analyst or from cryptanalysis + -ist.nounAn expert in analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cryptanalysis 82% match — The science of analyzing and breaking of codes and ciphers. vs cryptanalyst →cryptanalytics 76% match — The field of cryptanalysis. vs cryptanalyst →cryptanalytic 76% match — Of or pertaining to cryptanalysis or cryptanalytics. vs cryptanalyst →cryptographer 74% match — A person who is an expert on creating codes and cyphers. Someone who studies cryptology. vs cryptanalyst →cryptologist 73% match — One who studies cryptology. vs cryptanalyst →codebreaker 70% match — A cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key. vs cryptanalyst →cryptanalytical 70% match — cryptanalytic vs cryptanalyst →cryptanalytically 70% match — By means of, or in terms of, cryptanalysis. vs cryptanalyst →