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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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"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

Writing on GitHub, the programmer said the effort was aimed at keeping the information available without risking a takedown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"There are still some things we need to do to make it better," the Austrian programmer said.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Bill Atkinson, a brilliant Apple programmer, kept his eyes on the screen as though they were fixed there by a magnetic field.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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