programmer

[proh-gram-er] / ˈproʊ græm ər /

NOUN

computer geek

Synonyms

WEAK

computer specialist engineer guru hacker techie

NOUN

cyberpunk

Synonyms

STRONG

engineer geek hacker

WEAK

computer nerd

NOUN

hacker

Synonyms

STRONGEST

operator technician

WEAK

application programmer computer architect computer designer computer jock key puncher systems analyst systems engineer systems programmer systems software specialist

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I’m not a programmer but I created an application by asking the right questions and letting a chatbot code.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

From his father, a programmer for video games whom he calls eccentric, Parsons inherited a love of sci-fi and “weird storytelling.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

"It is genuinely terrifying," said Jason, an IT programmer whose team is only hiring those who have experience using AI tools.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

At fifty years old and many years into her second career, she reinvented herself as a computer programmer.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

programmer

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