compiler

[ kuhm-pahy-ler ]

noun

1. a person who compiles, or gathers things together.
2. Also called com·pil·ing rou·tine [k, uh, m-, pahy, -ling roo-teen]. Computers. a computer program that translates a program written in a high-level language into another language, usually machine language. Compare interpreter ( def 3a ).

compiler

/ kəmˈpaɪlə /

noun

1. a person who collects or compiles something
2. a computer program by which a high-level programming language, such as COBOL or FORTRAN, is converted into machine language that can be acted upon by a computer Compare assembler

compiler

/ kəm-pī′lər /

1. A computer program associated with certain programming languages that converts the instructions written in those languages into machine code that can later be executed directly by a computer.
2. See more at programming language

Other Words From

• pre·com·pil·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of compiler¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English compilour, from Anglo-French; Old French compileor, from Late Latin compīlātor; equivalent to compile + -er ²

Example Sentences

Robert Watts, compiler of the Sunday Times Gaming Rich List, said that making a fortune playing or making video games may sound like a "dream" for many young people, but the rich list "tells the rags-to-riches stories of people who have done exactly that."

From BBC

It should be noted that the numbers are slightly different with the other compiler of WAR, FanGraphs, which has Crawford at 1.6, below both Turner and Boegarts.

From Seattle Times

Gannett had not run the list since Mary Cadden, the longtime compiler, was among hundreds laid off late last year.

From Seattle Times

Edward Mathers worked as a crossword compiler for The Observer newspaper under the pseudonym Torquemada.

From Scientific American

They left the university in 1981 to found Tartan Laboratories, a company that specialized in compiler technology and was among the early tech firms in the Pittsburgh area as the region tried to move beyond its rust belt past.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• connoisseur
• hobbyist