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# programmer

noun (a programmer, programmers)

«programmer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A programmer is a person who writes computer programs: instructions that tell a computer what to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programmer/#m1)
2. A programmer can also be a person who plans programmes for TV or radio. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programmer/#m2)

### In the lessons

In computing lessons pupils learn to be programmers, writing code in Scratch, Python and other languages. In everyday life programmers make apps, games and websites. Phrases: «computer programmer», «game programmer».

### Examples

- My mum is a programmer who makes apps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programmer/#x1)
- Programmers write code. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programmer/#x2)
- We were programmers in computing class today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programmer/#x3)
- The game was made by a team of programmers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programmer/#x4)
- A programmer fixes bugs in the code. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programmer/#x5)
- He wants to be a games programmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programmer/#x6)
- Programmers use loops and variables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programmer/#x7)
- The programmer tested the program carefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programmer/#x8)

### Note

Double «m». US also «programer» (rare). «Program» is used for computers everywhere; UK uses «programme» for TV shows and plans.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «programmer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programmer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«programmer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/programmer.html) on Mova free.