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coder

coder noun: a device that generates a code, often as a series of pulses.

Noun

coder (plural coders)

  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 […]2007, Gerald J. Miller, Kaifeng Yang, Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration, page 715
  3. A programmer (computer programmer).
    • Part of the series' goal was to change how coders are perceived -- and show the community that it offers.2016 May 7, Sara Ashley O'Brien, “Girls Who Code taps four teen girls for YouTube series”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2022
    • 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.2017 August 21, Haley Draznin, “Girls Who Code founder: Men build technologies to 'replace their mothers'”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 17 May 2025
    Synonyms:
    code monkey

Proper noun capitalized: Coder

Coder (plural Coders)

  1. A surname.

coder meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

coder in Tamil

குறியீடாக்கி

coder in Vietnamese

programmer
lập trình viên

Synonyms of coder

Forms of coder

Noun
pluralcoders
Proper noun
pluralCoders

Origin of coder

From code + -er.

Words formed from coder

Phrases with coder

Questions about coder

What does coder mean?
Coder means a device that generates a code, often as a series of pulses.
What is coder in Tamil?
Coder in Tamil is குறியீடாக்கி. See Coder meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is coder?
Coder can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of coder?
The plural of coder is coders.

Words near coder in the dictionary

  1. codeposition
  2. codepositions
  3. codeposits
  4. codepth
  5. codepths
  6. coder
  7. coderivative
  8. coderivatives
  9. coderoom
  10. coderooms
  11. coders

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coder (page history and authors); Coder (page history and authors); coder (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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