programmer vs technologist

programmer and technologist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
programmer	Yes	No	No	No
technologist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, technologist is a hypernym of programmer; that is, technologist is a word with a broader meaning than programmer:

programmer: a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
technologist: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

Other hypernyms of programmer include applied scientist, engineer, computer user.

programmer (noun)	technologist (noun)
a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs	a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems