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indexer

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 N D EH2 K S ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A person or program which creates indexes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A special property of a class allowing objects of the class to be accessed by index as though they were arrays or hash tables.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: .NET

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

someone who provides an index

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin indexder. English index English -er English indexer From index + -er.