sourcerer

English

Etymology

From source and sorcerer.

Alternative forms

sourceror

Noun

sourcerer (plural sourcerers)

(informal, journalism) A source that massages information they provide to the press to fit their agenda
- 1983, Abraham Henry Raskin, Who Said That?:
  He has an opposite belief when it comes to "sourcerers," a category in which he puts the Kissingers, the Haigs, and the Weinbergers -- people whose goal, as Mr. Smyser sees it, is to use the press, and ultimately the public, as a means to an end.
- 1992, Hastings communications and entertainment law journal, page 396:
  Media whistleblowers cannot be summarily characterized either as "sources" or "sourcerers".
- 1997, Louis S. Freeman, Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-offs, Joint Ventures and Other Strategic Alliances, Financings, Reorganizations and Restructurings, Volumes 3-4:
  Neither the government litigators nor the evil sourcerers could count on prevailing on any particular set of facts.
- 2003, Sharyl Attkisson, ‎Don Rodney Vaughan, Writing Right for Broadcast and Internet News, →ISBN, page 100:
  All effective sourcerers are part news detective.
(informal, business) A procurement officer, a buyer, someone who sources goods.
- 1979, Broadcasting, page 16:
  Our chief "Sourcerers" are Big Jim Cameron, former News Director, WCOZ, and John McGhon, former Program Director, WDVE.
- 1989, Seafood Leader, page 30:
  The Iatest from the surimi sourcerers. Quality FRESH TUNA!
- 2016 June 22, Robin D. Schatz, “What A Chocolate 'Sourcerer' Learned From Working At Google”, in Forbes:
  Greg D'Alesandre, "chocolate sourcerer" and co-owner at Dandelion Chocolate in San Francisco, spent six years as a group product manager at Google before pursuing his lifelong dream of making a living making chocolate.
(informal, computing) A programmer, a coder, someone who works with source code.
- 2013 October 2, Dan Gillmor, “In praise of Richard Stallman, GNU's open sourcerer”, in The Guardian:
  (see title)

Related terms

(buyer): sourcer

单词	sourcerer
释义	sourcerer English Etymology From source and sorcerer. Alternative forms sourceror Noun sourcerer (plural sourcerers) (informal, journalism) A source that massages information they provide to the press to fit their agenda 1983, Abraham Henry Raskin, Who Said That?: He has an opposite belief when it comes to "sourcerers," a category in which he puts the Kissingers, the Haigs, and the Weinbergers -- people whose goal, as Mr. Smyser sees it, is to use the press, and ultimately the public, as a means to an end. 1992, Hastings communications and entertainment law journal, page 396: Media whistleblowers cannot be summarily characterized either as "sources" or "sourcerers". 1997, Louis S. Freeman, Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-offs, Joint Ventures and Other Strategic Alliances, Financings, Reorganizations and Restructurings, Volumes 3-4: Neither the government litigators nor the evil sourcerers could count on prevailing on any particular set of facts. 2003, Sharyl Attkisson, ‎Don Rodney Vaughan, Writing Right for Broadcast and Internet News, →ISBN, page 100: All effective sourcerers are part news detective. (informal, business) A procurement officer, a buyer, someone who sources goods. 1979, Broadcasting, page 16: Our chief "Sourcerers" are Big Jim Cameron, former News Director, WCOZ, and John McGhon, former Program Director, WDVE. 1989, Seafood Leader, page 30: The Iatest from the surimi sourcerers. Quality FRESH TUNA! 2016 June 22, Robin D. Schatz, “What A Chocolate 'Sourcerer' Learned From Working At Google”, in Forbes: Greg D'Alesandre, "chocolate sourcerer" and co-owner at Dandelion Chocolate in San Francisco, spent six years as a group product manager at Google before pursuing his lifelong dream of making a living making chocolate. (informal, computing) A programmer, a coder, someone who works with source code. 2013 October 2, Dan Gillmor, “In praise of Richard Stallman, GNU's open sourcerer”, in The Guardian: (see title) Related terms (buyer): sourcer
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