"superprogrammer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superprogrammer.wav Forms: superprogrammers [plural]
Etymology: From super- + programmer. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|programmer}} super- + programmer Head templates: {{en-noun}} superprogrammer (plural superprogrammers)
  1. A particularly skilful computer programmer.

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