programmer

pro·gram·mer | \ ˈprō-ˌgra-mər

How to pronounce programmer (audio)

, -grə- \

variants: or less commonly programer

Definition of programmer

: 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 Charles Tabesh, the programmer for Turner Classic Movies, agrees with the decision to add context. — Kate Knibbs, Wired, "Gone With the Wind's Removal From HBO Max Isn't Censorship," 11 June 2020 Larkin retired from nearby Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center as a computer programmer. — Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, "The birdhouse man of Loogootee," 16 June 2020 Joshua Schulte, a former CIA programmer, faces espionage charges for the leak, which has been described as the biggest theft of classified documents in the agency’s history. — Caitlin Yilek, Washington Examiner, "Fixation on cyber weapons left CIA hackers vulnerable to leaks: Report," 16 June 2020 The programmer who became a flagrant drug lord and weapons trafficker was sentenced in New York City to 25 years in prison. — Evan Ratliff, Wired, "Coder-Turned-Kingpin Paul Le Roux Gets His Comeuppance," 12 June 2020 In each case, a third-party programmer can do anything from redesigning a particular art asset—say, changing a game’s car from a Ford to a Tesla—to more extreme measures, such as giving the car the ability to fly. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Microsoft's Xbox app for Windows finally supports easy-to-find mods for PC gaming," 11 June 2020 On another night, Jason Rosenberg, a programmer for the 92Y, emerged from jail covered in blood, with a broken arm and a head wound that required six staples to close. — Molly Crabapple, The New York Review of Books, "In New York, Protesters’ Pride Beats Police Brutality," 9 June 2020 Asylum chairman Bob Krasnow, MTV programmer and former Atlantic executive Les Garland, CBS Records executive Bob Altshuler, record producer John Hammond, and me. — cleveland, "’The House That Rock Built:’ Book tells inside story of how Cleveland landed Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (excerpt)," 7 June 2020 Friends told Religion News Service that Gugino is a devout Catholic and retired computer programmer who has long worked to advocate for the poor, disenfranchised and on behalf of Black Lives Matter. — NBC News, "The 75-year-old man shoved to ground by Buffalo police suffered brain injury, lawyer says," 4 June 2020

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8 Jul 2020

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“Programmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/programmer. Accessed 13 Jul. 2020.

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