SCRAMBLER

scrambler

(noun) electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception

scrambler

(noun) a rapid mover; someone who scrambles; “their quarterback was a good scrambler”; “scramblers can often unnerve a better tennis player”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

scrambler (plural scramblers)

Someone or something that scrambles (in various senses).

A vine that does not attach itself to its supports.

A device that makes messages intentionally, but reversibly, unintelligible for reasons of privacy or security.

A motorcycle used for motocross.

Antonyms

• (a device which scrambles messages/information): descrambler, unscrambler

Source: Wiktionary

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Scram"bler, n.

1. One who scrambles; one who climbs on all fours.

2. A greedy and unceremonious contestant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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