coder

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English code Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English coder From code + -er.

1. A device that generates a code, often as a series of pulses.
2. A person who assigns codes or classifications.

   “Others may be subjective ratings made by the coders who independently read the studies, such as sex stereotype of the job […]”

3. A programmer (computer programmer).

   “Part of the series' goal was to change how coders are perceived -- and show the community that it offers.”

   “Reshma Saujani is not a coder but she's empowering "an army of young women" to take on tech's gender gap through her nonprofit Girls Who Code.”