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noun
1.
a person who secretly supports or adheres to a group, party, or belief.
adjective
2.
secret or hidden; not publicly admitted: a crypto Nazi.
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Crypto
is always a great word to know.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
crypto-
combining element meaning "secret" or "hidden," used in forming English words since at least 1760, from Gk. kryptos "hidden, concealed, secret" (the Gk. comb. form was krypho-). Crypto-fascist is attested from 1937; crypto-communist from 1946.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
crypto- or crypt-
pref.
Crypt: cryptectomy.
Hidden; secret: cryptogenic.
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