Definition of windtalker - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

military communication

Rare

person using a secret wartime code based on a native language

Rare

The windtalker transmitted crucial messages during the battle..

cryptographer

history

TECH.

Navajo codetalker during World War II

TECH.

Windtalkers played a crucial role in the Pacific.

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Origin of windtalker

English, wind (air) + talker (speaker)

Examples of windtalker in a sentence

A windtalker was essential for secure communication.
The windtalker communicated vital information during battles.
Windtalkers were instrumental in securing military communications.

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French:code talker, traducteur Navajo, ...
German:Geheimcode-Nutzer, Windtalker, ...
Italian:parlatore del vento, codificatore Navajo, ...
Spanish:codificador nativo, codificador navajo, ...
Portuguese:codificador navajo, codificador Navajo, ...
Chinese:风语者, 密码话务员, ...
Japanese:暗号通信者, ウィンドトーカー, ...
Arabic:مُرْسِل الشِفْرة, متحدث شيفرة نافاجو, ...
Hebrew:דּוֹבֵר קוֹד, קוֹדְנִיק, ...
Russian:шифровальщик, кодировщик-навахо, ...
Ukrainian:шифрувальник, віндтолкер, ...
Hindi:गुप्त संदेशवाहक, विंडटॉकर, ...
Bengali:গোপন বার্তা প্রেরক, উইন্ডটকার, ...
Catalan:parlador de codis, codificador navajo, ...
Czech:mluvčí používající domorodý jazyk jako tajný kód, navážský code talker, ...
Danish:kodebruger, kodesnakker, ...
Dutch:windspreker, windtalker, ...
Greek:κωδικοποιητής, κωδικοποιητής Ναβάχο, ...
Hungarian:indián kódnyelvet használó rádiós, navahó kódbeszélő, ...
Khmer:អ្នកប្រើភាសាជនជាតិដើមជាកូដសម្ងាត់ក្នុងសង្គ្រាម, អ្នកបញ្ជូនសារសម្ងាត់ជនជាតិនាវ៉ាហូក្នុងសង្គ្រាមលោកលើកទីពីរ, ...
Korean:윈드토커, 암호 통신병, ...
Persian:رمزنگار بادی, کدگذار ناواهو, ...
Polish:nadawca kodu, szyfrant Navajo, ...
Portuguese (BR):codificador navajo, codificador Navajo, ...
Romanian:vorbitor de cod secret, codificator Navajo, ...
Swedish:kodpratare, kodtalare, ...
Thai:ผู้ส่งรหัสลับ, นักถอดรหัสนาวาโฮ, ...
Turkish:şifre konuşmacısı, rüzgar konuşmacısı, ...
Vietnamese:người truyền tin mật mã, người mã hóa Navajo, ...

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