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

Axon Enterprise shares surged ahead of the bell Wednesday, after investors in the taser maker and software developer digested its success expanding into AI services for law enforcement clients.

From Barron's

Positive news around OpenAI—a relationship Wall Street had seen as a negative for Oracle stock—made the firm more confident in the AI developer’s ability to meet its obligations.

From Barron's

Data center developers that can add long-lasting batteries and help utilities keep the lights on through tough moments are likely to get connected to the grid faster, Jaramillo said.

From Barron's

Data center developers that can add long-lasting batteries and help utilities keep the lights on through tough moments are likely to get connected to the grid faster, Jaramillo said.

From Barron's

Managers of software developers at Amazon Web Services have a dashboard that outlines engineer AI-tool usage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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