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

The cable programmer formally split from the Philadelphia media giant in early January but began operating independently last year, laying out out an original content strategy at an investor meeting in December. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026

Related Stories Cinespace’s hope is to gain more overall business market share with the largest producers and programmers by having soundstage options in multiple locations to serve their lensing needs. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026

The expertise of most cognitive workers—doctors, teachers, lawyers, consultants, accountants, software programmers, and so on—isn’t copyrighted. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

LLMs can really help with programming tasks, for example, but computer programmers spend as much as 70% of their time on tasks other than programming, which mainly involve dealing with other employees. —Peter Cappelli, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026

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