"open sourceror" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: open sourcerors [plural]
Etymology: Blend of open source + sorceror. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|open source|sorceror}} Blend of open source + sorceror Head templates: {{en-noun}} open sourceror (plural open sourcerors)
  1. (informal, computing) A programmer who works only on open source programs. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: open sourcerer

Inflected forms

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