compiler

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)
noun (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program

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

His relations to the stories are simply those of editor and compiler. — Nights With Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation, Joel Chandler Harris
The compilers of auction catalogues, however, are not infallible as editors, and often make strange mistakes. — Footsteps of Dr. Johnson (Scotland), George Birkbeck Norman Hill
The Compiler mentions this probability to show that he has not been among the Critics for nothing. — The Jest Book: The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings, Mark Lemon

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