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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web During an interview at the Boulder International Film Festival, festival special event programmer and panel moderator Ron Bostwick opened the floor to Baldwin, 64. 
Fox News, 12 Aug. 2022 For anyone who’s not a programmer and doesn’t really understand how to craft Microsoft Excel formulas? Andy Meek, BGR, 31 July 2022 In an email to THR, Yuliia Kowalenko one of the letter’s signatories, a film critic and programmer at Kyiv festival Docudays UA, gave a graphic description of the situation on the ground in Ukraine. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2022 Niles and his wife, director Carly Starr Brullo-Niles, and Sterling Anno, arts and culture programmer at Oceanside’s KOCT-TV, are the curators and the life force of the film festival. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022 Yvas Witherspoon, a counselor and volunteer programmer for the Arlington House, organized the two-day discussion. al, 11 Feb. 2022 Vasili Logvinov, a 38-year-old computer programmer on the 13th floor, followed along avidly. New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022 Jim, a former Army medic and IBM computer programmer who grew up speaking Slovak, was quirky and cerebral, Fiorini said. Derek Kravitz, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2021 A few feet away, Anne Withers, 82, a former computer programmer, stood painting a red infinity symbol on Stetson’s right shoulder. Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 See More
Fox News, 12 Aug. 2022 For anyone who’s not a programmer and doesn’t really understand how to craft Microsoft Excel formulas? Andy Meek, BGR, 31 July 2022 In an email to THR, Yuliia Kowalenko one of the letter’s signatories, a film critic and programmer at Kyiv festival Docudays UA, gave a graphic description of the situation on the ground in Ukraine. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2022 Niles and his wife, director Carly Starr Brullo-Niles, and Sterling Anno, arts and culture programmer at Oceanside’s KOCT-TV, are the curators and the life force of the film festival. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022 Yvas Witherspoon, a counselor and volunteer programmer for the Arlington House, organized the two-day discussion. al, 11 Feb. 2022 Vasili Logvinov, a 38-year-old computer programmer on the 13th floor, followed along avidly. New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022 Jim, a former Army medic and IBM computer programmer who grew up speaking Slovak, was quirky and cerebral, Fiorini said. Derek Kravitz, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2021 A few feet away, Anne Withers, 82, a former computer programmer, stood painting a red infinity symbol on Stetson’s right shoulder. Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1875, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
programmer
noun
pro·gram·mer ˈprō-ˌgra-mər
-grə-
: a person who creates and tests programs for computers