developer

[dih-vel-uh-per]

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.

developer

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of developer¹

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

Example Sentences

Rather than fund and build it, the VA contracted the work to affordable housing developers who brought outside funding through time-consuming tax credits.

From Los Angeles Times

Funds are available to nonprofit and for-profit developers, as well as community land trusts, limited equity housing co-ops, public entities and other organizations.

From Los Angeles Times

Fans of Hollow Knight have been eagerly awaiting the sequel after the first game's release in 2017, which has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide according to the developer.

From BBC

He teamed with real estate developers Emaar Properties to build hotels and resorts in seven cities around the world.

From Los Angeles Times

The data will be open access, allowing developers to build tools that translate, transcribe and respond in African languages.

From BBC

Related Words

• builder 
• planner