programmer

noun

pro·​gram·​mer ˈprō-ˌgra-mər 

-grə-

variants or less commonly programer

: one that programs: such as

a

: a person who prepares and tests programs for devices (such as computers)

b

: one that programs a mechanism

c

: one that prepares an instructional program

d

: a person who plans or prepares entertainment programs

a television programmer

Examples of programmer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Consider the case of coding with Codex: it isn’t intended to directly produce runnable, bug-free code, but rather to act as an intelligent autocomplete for programmers, thereby making the overall human-machine team more productive than either alone. —IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024

Nominees are selected by committees of film and television critics, journalists, festival programmers and film curators. —Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 May 2024

Klimek: Nat Friedman is the former CEO of GitHub, an online platform where computer programmers collaborate. —Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024

Winfrey also has demanded that programmers give Spectrum customers access to subscription services that provide network programming. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

programmer

noun

pro·​gram·​mer

variants also programer

ˈprō-ˌgram-ər 

-grə-mər

: a person who writes computer programs