A compiler is someone who compiles books, reports, or lists of information.
...the compilers of dictionaries and grammars.
2. countable noun
A compiler is a computer program which converts language that people can use into a code that the computer can understand.
[computing]
compiler in British English
(kəmˈpaɪlə)
noun
1.
a person who collects or compiles something
2.
a computer program by which a high-level programming language, such as COBOL or FORTRAN, is converted into machine language that can be acted upon by a computer
Compare assembler
compiler in American English
(kəmˈpaɪlər)
noun
a person or thing that compiles; specif., a computer program that translates instructions, other programs, etc. in a high-level language into a machine language
Examples of 'compiler' in a sentence
compiler
The compiler of the list hopes it will persuade other women to pursue their business ideas.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I am the former history file compiler and editor of a classic car dealer's website.