What's a "cryptanalyst"?

Question

What's a "cryptanalyst"?

Answer 1

a "codebreaker"

Answer 2

A code decoder

Answer 3

this is the practice of codebreaking or cracking  codes.

Answer 4

Cryptanalysis (from the Greek kryptós, "hidden", and analýein, "to loosen" or "to untie") is the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information, without access to the secret information which is normally required to do so. Typically, this involves finding a secret key. In non-technical language, this is the practice of codebreaking or cracking the code, although these phrases also have a specialised technical meaning.

Answer 5

Isn't someone who analyzes cryptography? Basically someone who studies or decipers code or secret messages