code monkey

English

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Noun

code monkey (plural code monkeys)

1. (slang, sometimes derogatory) A computer programmer.

   Synonyms: coder, programmer

   Coordinate terms: developer; software engineer; designer; software architect

Usage notes

• When code monkey is used with a derogatory tone, it generally implies that the programmer in question writes uninspired, boilerplate code at someone else's initiative.

Translations

a computer programmer

Chinese: Mandarin: 程序猿 (zh) (chéngxùyuán), 碼農 / 码农 (zh) (mǎnóng) French: pisseur de code m Polish: klepacz kodu m Russian: ко́дер (ru) m (kóder), быдлоко́дер m (bydlokóder) (offensive) Spanish: picacódigo m Swedish: kodapa c