A person who encodes messages in cipher; someone skilled at creating or using secret codes.
From 'cipher' (code) + '-er' (one who). The agent noun creating a profession around cipher-making and code-breaking.
In history, 'cipherers' were among the first professional code-makers—from medieval monasteries to WWII Bletchley Park, these specialized minds held enormous power because they controlled secrets.
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