computer

com·put·er

noun, often attributive \kəm-ˈpyü-tər\

Definition of COMPUTER

: one that computes; specifically : a programmable usually electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data

— com·put·er·dom \-dəm\ noun

— com·put·er·less \-ləs\ adjective

— com·put·er·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Examples of COMPUTER

1. He works all day on a computer.

First Known Use of COMPUTER

1646

Other Computer-Related Terms

adware, flash, kludge, phishing, recursive, router

Rhymes with COMPUTER

accoutre, commuter, confuter, crapshooter, diluter, disputer, freebooter, hip shooter, jump shooter, peashooter, polluter, recruiter, refuter, saluter, sharpshooter, six-shooter, square shooter, straight shooter, trapshooter, two-suiter, uprooter, zoot-suiter