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  programmer
      n 1: a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
           [syn: programmer, computer programmer, coder,
           software engineer]

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "programmer":
     AFTRA, DJ, MC, anchor man, announcer, automatic technician,
     broadcaster, commentator, computer engineer, computer programmer,
     computer technician, computer technologist, control engineer,
     cybernetic technologist, cyberneticist, disk jockey, emcee,
     feedback system engineer, master of ceremonies, news commentator,
     newscaster, program director, radiobroadcaster, robot specialist,
     servo engineer, sound-effects man, sportscaster, systems analyst
  
  

  programmer
  
      (Or "computer programmer", "developer") Someone who writes
     or debugs computer programs, for a living or for fun.
     "Analyst/developer" is a common equivalent job title, implying the
     added role of system analysis.  The term may be qualified
     according to the type of software or programming language -
     "{application programmer", "{system programmer}", Perl
     programmer, etc.
  
     A contract programmer usually has a fixed-length contract,
     unlike a permanent employee.
  
     (2000-01-24)