themer
nounEtymology From theme + -er.
1
One who themes something.
2
Computing, Engineering, Graphical user interface, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences One who develops a visual theme for software.
- This structure organizes and streamlines theme development to create a solid ground for themers (theme developers) to further build and extend, much like in object-oriented programming.2013, Liran Tal, Drupal 7 Media:
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An entry in a crossword that forms part of the theme.
- The first of the themers is SPARRING PARTNER (“Opponent who helps train a boxer”) — which, as the revealer indicates, includes the word PAR twice.2022 October 9, Rachel Fabi, “So Simple!”, in New York Times:
- I threw in a bonus with ASTHMA – Longest familiar word in the English language that begins and ends with a vowel with no vowels in between (though you may not want to use that clue since there is no symmetrical themer).2023 October 15, Stu Ockman, Will and Me: Confessions of a Crossword Junkie, Archway Publishing, →ISBN, page 68:
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- One themer that ended up on the cutting room floor here is HEADSPACE, a word I find myself using pretty often (e.g. "I'm not in the right HEADSPACE for that right now").2024 September 17, Sally Hoelscher, quoting Olivia Mitra Framke, “Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's crossword, You've Come to the Right Place”, in USA Today: