cryptograph

Other forms: cryptographs

Definitions of cryptograph

1. noun

   a secret method of writing
   synonyms: cipher, cypher, secret code

   type of:

   code

   a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
2. noun

   a piece of writing in code or cipher
   synonyms: cryptogram, secret writing

   type of:

   piece of writing, writing, written material

   the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
3. noun

   a device for deciphering codes and ciphers
   type of:

   device

   an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose