developer
Americannoun
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a person or thing that develops or innovates.
a software developer.
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Photography. a reducing agent or solution for developing a film or the like.
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a person who invests in and develops the urban or suburban potentialities of real estate, especially by subdividing the land into home sites and then building houses and selling them.
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Shipbuilding. a person who lays out at full size the lines of a vessel and prepares templates from them.
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a person or thing that develops something, esp a person who develops property
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photog a solution of a chemical reducing agent that converts the latent image recorded in the emulsion of a film or paper into a visible image
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To this point, Cloudflare’s Developer platform ARR grew 137% in 2025, supported by a 1,700% year-over-year surge in daily AI agent requests across its network.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Developer and 2022 mayoral candidate Rick Caruso, who has not endorsed in the mayoral race, called the ban “probably the dumbest idea I have ever heard.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
When it comes to making a fiber-rich cup of joe, plant-based milks are a great addition, says Nethra Rajendran, Beverage Experience Developer, Oatly North America.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
Developer Dido Property Limited wants to build workshops, offices, 18 sound stages, cafes and parking spaces.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
“Land Developer Wilfrido Pipo of Pipo Place submitted an additional amendment concerning the property on 426 East Main Street and the adjacent half acre of city-owned property....”
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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