programmer

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprəʊgræmər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈproʊgræmɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prō′gram ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•gram•mer /ˈproʊgræmɚ/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. a person who writes computer programs.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•gram•mer  (prō′gram ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Computinga person who writes computer programs;
    a person who programs a device, esp. a computer.
  2. Radio and Television, Show Businessa person who prepares program schedules, as for radio or television.
  3. a person who prepares instructional programs.
Also, pro′gram•er. 
  • program + -er1 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
programmer, US programer /ˈprəʊɡræmə/ n
  1. a person who writes a program so that data may be processed by a computer
'programmer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
assembly language - ROM - source program - wiki - computerist - default

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