Rustacean

//ɹʌsˈteɪʃən// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A user of the Rust programming language. informal
"New Rustaceans commonly get stuck on strings for a combination of three reasons: […]"

Example

"New Rustaceans commonly get stuck on strings for a combination of three reasons: […]"

Etymology

Blend of Rust + crustacean.

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programming language

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