cipher (n)
One my favorite words because it has so many facets. This is what I call (& how I describe) the villains in my novel.
A cipher is:
1.) A secret or disguised way of writing, a code or a thing written in a cipher, or a key to such a cipher.
2.) A zero, or the figure 0.
3.) A person or thing of little or no importance, especially one who does the bidding of others and tends not to have a will (or identity) of their own.
4.) A monogram.
5.) The continuous note of a malfunctioning organ pipe.
I've also seen it spelled "cypher" but I believe this is atypical.
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