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

Out of the 168 industry guests this year, 90 are international professionals and about 78 national, and of that total, around 25 are programmers, 25 are sales agents/distributors and 15 are broadcasters/platforms. —Annika Pham, Variety, 4 June 2026

In the race for Sacramento County’s open Board of Supervisors seat, epidemiologist Flojaune Cofer has a lead over longtime City Councilmember Eric Guerra, former state lawmaker Deborah Ortiz and computer programmer Tim Riley in early returns Tuesday. —Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

The Highwomen may not have persuaded radio programmers to add their songs into rotation, but their mission has permeated deeply. —Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026

At data analytics software company Snowflake, programmers mainly depend on the company’s own CoCo development tool, as well as Claude Code, CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy said. —Jennifer Elias,jordan Novet, CNBC, 1 June 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