developer

American  

[dih-vel-uh-per] / dɪˈvɛl ə pər /

noun

1. a person or thing that develops or innovates.

   a software developer.

2. Photography. a reducing agent or solution for developing developing a film or the like.

3. 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.

4. Shipbuilding. a person who lays out at full size the lines of a vessel and prepares templates from them.

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developer British  

/ dɪˈvɛləpə /

noun

1. a person or thing that develops something, esp a person who develops property

2. 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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Etymology

Origin of developer

First recorded in 1825–35; develop + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Prosecutors allege Price repeatedly voted to approve sales of land to developers or funding for agencies who had done business with his wife, Del Richardson, and her consulting company.

From Los Angeles Times

He also wrote extensively on New York City developers and U.S. politics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Software developers, for instance, routinely use AI tools to generate boilerplate code, test functions and debug routines—tasks that once consumed hours.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Nuclear Energy Institute, an industry group, has been advocating for federal cost-overrun insurance that would pay nuclear developers back if their projects went way over budget.

From Barron's

After Tuesday’s closing bell, the solar technology developer posted fiscal third-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.10 a share, handily beating the 93 cents forecast by analysts.

From Barron's

Related Words

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