com ‧ pil ‧ er /kəmˈpaɪlə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ compilation , ↑ compiler ; verb : ↑ compile ]
1 . someone who collects different pieces of information to be used in a book, report, or list
2 . technical a set of instructions in a computer that changes a computer language known to the computer user into the form needed by the computer