"coder" meaning in English

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      "word": "programador"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "programmer",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kodare"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "programmer",
      "word": "lập trình viên"
    }
  ],
  "word": "coder"
}