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compiler

[kuhm-pahy-ler] / kəmˈpaɪ lər /


NOUN
lexicographer
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Recent transactions include BlackRock’s roughly $3.2 billion acquisition of Preqin to serve clients’ portfolios across public and private markets or stock market index compiler MSCI’s 2023 acquisition of Burgiss.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

The ultimate goal is a compiler that takes code written for conventional computers and automatically transforms it into an efficient quantum algorithm.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

"Our billionaire count is down and the combined wealth of those who feature in our research is falling," Robert Watts, compiler of the Rich List told PA Media.

From BBC May 16, 2025

Edward Mathers worked as a crossword compiler for The Observer newspaper under the pseudonym Torquemada.

From Scientific American Apr. 21, 2023

I have steadily become a compiler of lives.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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