codetalker
/ˈkoʊdˌtɔkər/
noun
- A person, especially a Native American soldier, who uses a native language to send secret coded messages during wartime.
- The Navajo codetalkers played a crucial role in World War II by transmitting messages in their native language.
- A codetalker could send a message in seconds that would take a machine much longer to encode.
- The museum exhibit honored the codetalkers for their bravery and ingenuity.