Etymology

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Today it means: One who compiles. Full definition →

Middle English compilour ← Anglo-Norman compilour ← Old French compileur
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  1. Latin · derived fromcompīlātōrem
  2. Old French · derived fromcompileur
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromcompilour
  4. Middle English · inherited fromcompilour
  5. English todaycompiler

From Middle English compilour, from Anglo-Norman compilour, from Old French compileur, from Latin compīlātōrem, equivalent to compile + -er.

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