crypto

¹

[ krip-toh ]

noun

, plural cryp·tos.

1. a person who secretly supports or adheres to a group, party, or belief.
2. cryptocurrency ( def ).
3. cryptography ( def ).

adjective

1. secret or hidden; not publicly admitted:

   a crypto Nazi.

crypto-

²

1. a combining form meaning “hidden,” “secret,” used in the formation of compound words:

   cryptograph.

crypto-

combining_form

1. secret, hidden, or concealed

   cryptography

   crypto-fascist

Word History and Origins

Origin of crypto¹

First recorded in 1945–50; probably independent use of crypto-; -o

Origin of crypto²

Combining form representing Greek kryptós hidden. See crypt

Word History and Origins

Origin of crypto¹

New Latin, from Greek kruptos hidden, from kruptein to hide

Example Sentences

Last year, Nigerians traded more than $400 million worth of cryptocurrency on major local crypto exchanges, and the country is only second to the US in terms of volume of bitcoin traded in the last five years.

From TechCrunch

Ultimately, investors and other industry watchers will be watching this closely to see if other corporations follow the lead of Tesla on this crypto path.

From Washington Post

In recent memory, most of these startups play in the fintech and crypto-exchange space.

From TechCrunch

In short, for investors looking to have a good time or shoot the moon, meme stocks are a more fun place to be than crypto is.

From TechCrunch

So I bought a small mixed basket of crypto…and watched it start to go up.

From Fortune

No, not that Obama is a crypto-Muslim socialist who wants to destroy America.

From The Daily Beast

However, such crypto-libertarianism is countered by a very strong belief in the need for government to provide a safety net.

From The Daily Beast

Could this mean that every assistant manager at The Gap is a crypto-Muslim?

From The Daily Beast

Many in the crypto-building community believe adding encryption to existing tools is likely to be the best answer.

From The Daily Beast

The trouble is, crypto programs are still too hard for normal people to use.

From The Daily Beast

So I knew that crypto would keep me safe from eavesdroppers, but I wasn't ready to deal with histograms.

From Project Gutenberg

I wasn't too worried about getting caught doing this, because I had good crypto on my side.

From Project Gutenberg

You can't tell who's passing Xnet packets by looking at the contents of those packets, thanks to crypto.

From Project Gutenberg

The problem is that if there's too much crypto in someone's Internet connection, they'll stand out as unusual.

From Project Gutenberg

Web of trust is one of those cool crypto things that I'd read about but never tried.

From Project Gutenberg