coder

American  

[koh-der] / ˈkoʊ dər /

noun

1. a person or device that translates information into a code.

2. a person who assigns codes to objects or data.

   Medical coders assign standard codes to medical services so that insurance companies can pay claims.

3. Computers. a person who writes computer code; a programmer.

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coder British  

/ ˈkəʊdə /

noun

1. a person or thing that codes

2. electronics a device for transforming normal signals into a coded form

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Etymology

Origin of coder

First recorded in 1925–30; code ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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coder

The company’s agents launched a highly disruptive hack of the company Hugging Face over the summer and earlier this year caused a service shutdown at the online coder community RubyGems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

“The era of being a coder is kind of over,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

At first, the company used an outside coder, but back-and-forth requests were a hassle.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

It’s got its own developer suite that works fine for lay users and that some coder friends have told me is just as serious as Claude Code.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2026

I’m a coder; I love everything to do with coding and technology.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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