DECIPHERER

decipherer

(noun) a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text

decoder, decipherer

(noun) the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

decipherer (plural decipherers)

A person who deciphers.

Source: Wiktionary


De*ci"pher*er, n.

Definition: One who deciphers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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