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

Simon, a Chengdu native who moved to the U.S. at the age of twenty-five (his first home for a few months was in Elmhurst), is a computer programmer. —Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024

Part of it was that video games tend to be a very collaborative medium, with artists and programmers and writers and designers and producers and testers all working together. —Holly Gramazio, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

programmer

noun

pro·​gram·​mer

variants also programer

ˈprō-ˌgram-ər 

-grə-mər

: a person who writes computer programs