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Noun

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programmer (plural programmers)

  2. (computing) One who writes computer programs.
    Synonyms: coder, computer programmer; code monkey (humorous or derogatory)
    Coordinate terms: developer (broadly synonymous), software engineer (broadly synonymous); designer; software architect
    • 2025 March 14, Andrew Van Dam, “Department of Data: More than a quarter of computer-programming jobs just vanished. What happened? Learning to code was supposedly the salvation of millions of liberal art majors. But now programming jobs are plummeting. The Post’s Department of Data tries to figure out what’s going on”, in Washington Post‎[1]:
      More important, when we looked at who worked in that industry, we noticed that programmers were in the minority. They’re dwarfed by, among other occupations, the software developers. The two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but the jobs follow very different trajectories. Nationwide, software developers haven’t struggled nearly as much as their programming brethren — few other computer-related occupations have. So what makes programmers different? To answer that, we need to dive forehead first into everybody’s favorite part of any analysis: arcane occupation definitions! Upon perusing the fine print, we saw that while programmers do in fact program, they “work from specifications drawn up by software and web developers or other individuals.” That seems like a clue. In the real world, “developer” and “programmer” can seem almost interchangeable. But in the world of government statistics, where we have legal permanent residency, there’s a clear distinction. In the [US] government’s schema, programmers do the grunt work while the much more numerous — and much faster-growing — software developers enjoy a broader remit. They figure out what clients need, design solutions and work with folks such as programmers and hardware engineers to implement them. Their pay reflects this gap in responsibilities. The median programmer earned $99,700 in 2023, compared with $132,270 for the median developer. And while 27.5 percent of programming jobs vanished, jobs for developers have only fallen 0.3 percent, similar to the broader industry.
  3. (radio, television) One who decides which programs will be shown on a television station, or which songs will be played on a radio station.
    • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 151:
      The handful of never-ending summer classics annually activated by rock-radio programmers.
    • 2005, Steve Warren, Radio:
      So if there is a real shortage of training material and opportunities for radio programmers, then let's write some.
  4. A device that installs or controls a software program in some other machine.
    • 1999, Peter Spasov, Microcontroller technology, the 68HC11:
      The EPROM programmer burns the data into the EPROM chip. When programming is completed, remove the EPROM chip and plug it into the circuit […]
    • 2015, Brian Scaddan, Electrical Installation Work, page 201:
      This system comprises a boiler with its own thermostat to regulate the water temperature, a pump, a hot-water storage tank, a room thermostat and some form of timed programmer.
  5. (now rare) A short film feature as part of a longer film program.
    • 2019, Delia Malia Caparoso Konzett, Hollywood at the Intersection of Race and Identity:
      As a programmer, the Chan series is linked to the B picture, known for its low production value and overt, disruptive, unpolished, even lurid narratives.

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French

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Etymology

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From programme +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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programmer

  1. to program
  2. (computing) to program, to write program code

Conjugation

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Conjugation of programmer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple programmer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple programmant
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle programmé
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present programme
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam/ 		programmes
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam/ 		programme
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam/ 		programmons
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mɔ̃/ 		programmez
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me/ 		programment
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam/
imperfect programmais
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mɛ/ 		programmais
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mɛ/ 		programmait
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mɛ/ 		programmions
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mjɔ̃/ 		programmiez
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mje/ 		programmaient
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mɛ/
past historic2 programmai
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me/ 		programmas
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma/ 		programma
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma/ 		programmâmes
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mam/ 		programmâtes
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mat/ 		programmèrent
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mɛʁ/
future programmerai
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam.ʁe/ 		programmeras
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam.ʁa/ 		programmera
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam.ʁa/ 		programmerons
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam.ʁɔ̃/ 		programmerez
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam.ʁe/ 		programmeront
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam.ʁɔ̃/
conditional programmerais
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam.ʁɛ/ 		programmerais
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam.ʁɛ/ 		programmerait
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam.ʁɛ/ 		programmerions
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		programmeriez
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mə.ʁje/ 		programmeraient
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present programme
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam/ 		programmes
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam/ 		programme
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam/ 		programmions
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mjɔ̃/ 		programmiez
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mje/ 		programment
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam/
imperfect2 programmasse
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mas/ 		programmasses
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mas/ 		programmât
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma/ 		programmassions
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃/ 		programmassiez
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sje/ 		programmassent
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — programme
/pʁɔ.ɡʁam/ 		— programmons
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mɔ̃/ 		programmez
/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
past historic → present perfect
past anterior → pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Noun

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programmer n

  1. indefinite plural of program

Verb

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programmer

  1. imperative of programmere
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