I. ci‧pher ,
cypher /ˈsaɪfə $ -ər/
noun[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: cifre, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic sifr 'empty, zero']
1. [uncountable and countable] formal a system of secret writing
Synonym : code:
an expert in ciphers messages written in cipher2. [countable] someone who is not important and has no power or influence:
At work, she was a cipher, a functionary, nothing more.3. [countable] literary the number 0
Synonym : zero [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲