cryppie

English

Etymology

Diminutive, +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Noun

cryppie (plural cryppies)

1. (slang) A cryptographer.
   • 2011, Samantha Seiple, Ghosts in the Fog, page 11:

     Joe oversaw a team of one hundred cryppies, translators, typists, punch card operators, and clerks. Their top secret work involved cracking the Japanese naval traffic codes […]