developer

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 — {{/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

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