committer

/kəˈmɪtər/

Definitions

1. noun

A person who is responsible for committing something, especially a crime or an error.

“The committer of the hacking incident was never caught.”

2. noun

A person who contributes to or participates in a collaborative project, such as a software development project.

“The team’s committer helped to improve the project’s code quality.”

3. verb

To commit or contribute to something, especially a crime or an error.

“She was accused of committing perjury during the trial.”

4. verb

To contribute to or participate in a collaborative project.

“The programmer was able to commit the changes to the codebase.”

Synonyms

  • collaborator
  • contributor
  • offender
  • perpetrator

Antonyms

  • innocent
  • non-offender