a person who adheres or belongs secretly to a party, sect, or other group
And jaws dropped, he said, when he explained the theory that Christopher Columbus was a "crypto" or hidden Jew.
—Kim Vo (*QUITE an interesting sentence example from Webster dictionary!!!)
CRYPTOGRAPHY sense 2
CRYPTOCURRENCY
A specialty finance firm … is the first to offer brokers the option to get their commissions paid up front, in crypto, underscoring how digital coins are becoming a more mainstream part of financial transactions.
—Jennifer Schonberger
Via Miriam Webster:
crypto 1 of 2
noun
cryp·to ˈkrip-(ˌ)tō
plural cryptos
And jaws dropped, he said, when he explained the theory that Christopher Columbus was a "crypto" or hidden Jew. —Kim Vo (*QUITE an interesting sentence example from Webster dictionary!!!)
CRYPTOGRAPHY sense 2
CRYPTOCURRENCY
A specialty finance firm … is the first to offer brokers the option to get their commissions paid up front, in crypto, underscoring how digital coins are becoming a more mainstream part of financial transactions. —Jennifer Schonberger
2 of 2
combining form
variants or before a vowel crypt-
hidden : covered cryptogenic
hidden by dissembling : unavowed crypto-fascist
3)CRYPTOGRAPHIC cryptanalysis