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 states allege that the merger will harm competition in the basic cable and theatrical markets by combining two of the top three cable programmers and two of the top five film distributors. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 July 2026

Anthropic’s Claude Code software development tool has become popular among programmers and people with less technical talent. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Today’s systems already assist programmers and security researchers, but Powar believes their role is changing rapidly. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Fubo has not been immune from the pricing pressure, clashing with a number of major programmers, resulting in long-term blackouts of channels owned by WBD and other big players. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 July 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