programmer

noun

pro·​gram·​mer ˈprō-ˌgra-mər How to pronounce programmer (audio)
-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 In previous transactions involving vertical integration between programmers and MVPDs (e.g., Comcast-NCBU, AT&T-Time Warner), the parties made certain commitments to submit licensing negotiations to binding arbitration. Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024 Shaun Overton, a former programmer from Fort Worth, Texas, has a vision: to turn his 320 acres in far West Texas into a desert forest. Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 10 Apr. 2024 Back in the day, limited compute resources forced programmers to write lean code. IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2024 Despite making foundational contributions to the genre, Black artists are too often dismissed by fans and programmers who too invested in country music as an arena solely for white voices from rural areas singing about white experiences in rural areas. Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2024 The great majority of us, the non-technologists, have the opportunity to partner with software programmers and point them in the right direction to disrupt a market or solve a new problem. Bob Pearson, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 The episode is the sequel to the first episode of season 4, which followed Daly, portrayed by Jesse Plemons, a reclusive programmer who co-founded a popular massively multiplayer online game. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024 Dolly Parton Surprises Fan with Cancer by Calling and Serenading Him to Help Finish Bucket List Gold, a computer programmer and father of five, was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer in 2021, and his illness spread to his lymph nodes and liver. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024 As programmer Russ Cox noted in his timeline, JiaT75 started by sending apparently legitimate patches to the XZ mailing list in October of 2021. Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of programmer was in 1875

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“Programmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/programmer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

programmer

noun
pro·​gram·​mer
variants also programer
ˈprō-ˌgram-ər How to pronounce programmer (audio)
-grə-mər
: a person who writes computer programs

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