sourcerers

Noun

sourcerer (plural sourcerers)

1. (informal) A source that massages information they provide to the press to fit their agenda
   • He has an opposite belief when it comes to "sourcerers," a category in which he puts the Kissingers, the Haigs, and the Weinbergers -- people whose goal, as Mr. Smyser sees it, is to use the press, and ultimately the public, as a means to an end.1983, Abraham Henry Raskin, Who Said That?
2. (informal) A procurement officer, a buyer, someone who sources goods.
   • Our chief "Sourcerers" are Big Jim Cameron, former News Director, WCOZ, and John McGhon, former Program Director, WDVE.1979, Broadcasting, page 16
3. (informal) A programmer, a coder, someone who works with source code.
   • (see title)2013 October 2, Dan Gillmor, “In praise of Richard Stallman, GNU's open sourcerer”, in The Guardian