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compiler.

One who compiles.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəmˈpaɪlə/UK/kəmˈpaɪlɚ/US
  1. One who compiles.

    a compiler of poetry anthologies
    my favourite crossword compiler
  2. A computer program that transforms source code into object code.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English compilour, from Anglo-Norman compilour, from Old French compileur, from Latin compīlātōrem, equivalent to compile + -er.

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