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

Diana Cadavid — the Toronto Film Festival’s international programmer for Latin America, Spain, Portugal, the Caribbean and Latin Diaspora cinema — moderated the 2023 Forum event and this year played a more active role. —Jennie Punter, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024

As both programmer and distributor, Disney has to strike a careful balance with its business partners and can’t be seen as favoring Hulu + Live TV at the expense of other distribution outlets, which could be viewed as a form of self-dealing. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024

As a programmer for plenty of festivals over the years — including his own Incredibly Strange Film Festival and the New Zealand International Film Festival — Timpson sees midnight as a somewhat floundering subculture. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024

The move worked, but the algorithm’s programmers couldn’t explain its reasoning. —Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 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