sourcerer

Noun

1. A source that massages information they provide to the press to fit their agenda
   • 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...
   • Media whistleblowers cannot be summarily characterized either as "sources" or "sourcerers". - 1992, Hastings communications and entertainment law journal, page 396:
   • Neither the government litigators nor the evil sourcerers could count on prevailing on any particular set of facts. - 1997, Louis S. Freeman, Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-offs, Joint...
2. A procurement officer, a buyer, someone who sources goods.
   • Our chief "Sourcerers" are Big Jim Cameron, former News Director, WCOZ, and John McGhon, former Program Director, WDVE. - 1979, Broadcasting, page 16:
   • The Iatest from the surimi sourcerers. Quality FRESH TUNA! - 1989, Seafood Leader, page 30:
   • 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....
3. A programmer, a coder, someone who works with source code.
   • (see title) - 2013 October 2, Dan Gillmor, “In praise of Richard Stallman, GNU's open sourcerer”, in The Guardian: