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

• decoder

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

• cryptanalyst
• cryptographer
• cryptologist

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

• intellect
• intellectual

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

• reader

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

• decipher
• decode
• decrypt

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

• decipher
• decode
• decrypt