programmer
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who decides which programs will be shown on a television station, or which songs will be played on a radio station.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
computing
A person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
radiotelevision
One who decides which programs will be shown on a television station, or which songs will be played on a radio station.
A device that installs or controls a software program in some other machine.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
Used this way, programmer is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a computing use: it carries a fixed technical meaning inside software and systems work.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
- Technical/specialist writing
- Business/professional
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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More ways to use programmer
- “My sister is a computer programmer who writes amazing code.”
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Synonyms
Sense: person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
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