- developer
- developer 1833, "one who develops," agent noun from DEVELOP (Cf. develop). Photography use attested from 1869; meaning "speculative builder" is from 1938.
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developer — de‧vel‧op‧er [dɪˈveləpə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. MANUFACTURING a person or company that works on the planning and design of new products: • electric car developers • software developers 2. PROPERTY a pe … Financial and business terms
Developer — may refer to: Software developer, one who programs computers or designs the system to match the requirements of a systems analyst Game developer, a person or business involved in game development, the process of designing and creating games In… … Wikipedia
developer — noun builder, building entrepreneur, creator, designer, enterpriser, establisher, land developer, organizer, originator, planner, promoter associated concepts: commercial developer, residential developer Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C.… … Law dictionary
Developer — De*vel op*er, n. 1. One who, or that which, develops. [1913 Webster] 2. (Photog.) A chemical bath or reagent used in developing photographs. Note: By the action of the developer, the latent image on a photographic plate or film, not perceptible… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
developer — [n] real estate developer builder, planner, real estate investor; concept 348 … New thesaurus
developer — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. deweloper] || {{/stl 7}}deweloper {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}, {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. mos I, Mc. developererze; lm M. developererzy {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} inwestor budowlany budujący domy mieszkalne na sprzedaż lub wynajem :… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
developer — [di vel′əp ər] n. a person or thing that develops; specif., a) a person who develops real estate on a speculative basis b) Photog. a chemical used to develop film, plates, etc … English World dictionary
developer — [[t]dɪve̱ləpə(r)[/t]] developers 1) N COUNT A developer is a person or a company that buys land and builds houses, offices, shops, or factories on it, or buys existing buildings and makes them more modern. ...common land which would have a high… … English dictionary
developer — noun 1 person/company that develops land/buildings ADJECTIVE ▪ big, major ▪ local ▪ A local developer is planning to build a supermarket on the site. ▪ private ▪ … Collocations dictionary
developer */*/ — UK [dɪˈveləpə(r)] / US [dɪˈveləpər] noun Word forms developer : singular developer plural developers 1) [countable] someone who buys land or buildings in order to put new or better buildings there and make money from them 2) [countable] someone… … English dictionary
