Definitions for "cryptanalyst"
one who performs cryptanalysis.
A person who performs cryptanalysis.
decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms
A cryptanalyst deciphers coded messages. In 1941, cryptanalyst Colonel William Friedman had deciphered the Japanese diplomatic code, so American leaders knew a Japanese attack was imminent. They expected it to be in the Philippines or Southeast Asia, not Pearl Harbor.
a scientist who studies encryption systems to learn how to recover the encrypted information