coder

[ koh-der ]

/ ˈkoʊ dər /

noun

a person or device that translates information into a code.

a person who assigns codes to objects or data: The medical coder submitted the patient's test results to the insurance company.

a person who writes computer code; a computer programmer.

Nearby words

codec, codeclination, codefendant, codeine, codependent, coder, codetermination, codeword, codex, codex juris canonici, codfish

Origin of coder

First recorded in 1925–30; code + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for coder

“I worked as a coder to put myself through college,” Chandra explains.
Vikram Chandra Is A Novelist Who's Obsessed With Writing Computer Code|Jane Ciabattari|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I am not that computer programmer,” Shields admits, without being more specific about what dream machine his coder might invent.
Is Fiction Worthless? David Shields Think So|Jacob Silverman|February 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mark was the coder of the group, and also really the driving force behind a lot of the brainstorming and conversation.
The Truth Behind 'The Social Network'|Rebecca Davis O'Brien|September 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
What did a coder or code book, matter at the present moment?
The White Moll|Frank L. Packard

British Dictionary definitions for coder

coder

/ (ˈkəʊdə) /

noun

a person or thing that codes

electronics a device for transforming normal signals into a coded form

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