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

Its core software dates back to the early 1980s, and only a few programmers remain who understand the intricacies of its more than 60 million lines of code. —Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025

The idea is to tap China’s vast population of AI programmers to make up for the mainland’s lack of access to expensive American AI chips, such as Nvidia’s. —Rich Karlgaard, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Some software developers have already responded positively to the update, with some comparing the feature to Git, the version control system that lets programmers create separate branches of code to test changes without affecting the main codebase. —Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025

The phrase is often a starting point for programmers to explore a new programming language. —Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for programmer

• sledgehammer
• tetramer
• amor
• clamor
• clamour
• glamor
• glamour
• grammar
• hammer
• jammer
• rammer
• stammer

Kids Definition

programmer

noun

pro·​gram·​mer

variants also programer

ˈprō-ˌgram-ər 

-grə-mər

: a person who writes computer programs