programmer B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/ UK /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmə/ See IPA manual Freq #23618 Meanings 1 noun A person who writes computer programs. As a programmer, she spends most of her day writing code. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who writes... codercomputer programmersoftware engineer Word family Forms programmers Derived forms brogrammermicroprogrammernonprogrammersubprogrammersuperprogrammersysprogthermoprogrammer Related forms it Appears in Phrases (1) See all computer programmer a person who writes and tests instructions that make computers perform tasks Noun + noun Etymology AI details *program + -er (US) / programme + -er (UK) Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # programmer **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmə/ **Frequency rank:** 23618 ## Meanings 1. A person who writes computer programs. ## Examples - As a programmer, she spends most of her day writing code. ## Derived Forms - brogrammer - microprogrammer - nonprogrammer - subprogrammer - superprogrammer - sysprog - thermoprogrammer ## Related Forms - it ## Etymology *program + -er (US) / programme + -er (UK) ## AI Etymology Programmer: *program + -er (US) / programme + -er (UK). In present-day English it covers a person who writes computer programs. The wider family includes derived forms such as brogrammer, microprogrammer, nonprogrammer, subprogrammer, superprogrammer and related forms such as it. ## Topics - People & Society markdown