developer

noun

de·​vel·​op·​er di-ˈve-lə-pər How to pronounce developer (audio)
dē-
Synonyms of developernext
: one that develops: such as
a
: a chemical used to develop exposed photographic materials
b
: a person who develops real estate
c
: a person or company that develops computer software

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the developer of software that is used the world over
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Completed in 1963 by prolific developer Joseph Eichler, the property eventually served as a personal sanctuary for designer Orlando Diaz-Azcuy. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026 The challenge for power developers is maintaining the extreme conditions required for the reaction while controlling the resulting plasma and extracting useful heat. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 Trump has leaned into molding the White House and Greater Washington in his own image, harkening back to his days as a real estate developer in 1970s and 1980s New York. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Alpaca also has 83,000 monthly users of its Application Programming Interface, which allows individual developers to build their own personal software for trading assets. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for developer

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1772, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of developer was in 1772

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developer

noun
de·​vel·​op·​er di-ˈvel-ə-pər How to pronounce developer (audio)
: one that develops: as
a
: a chemical used to develop exposed photographic materials
b
: a person who develops real estate
especially : one who divides land and builds and sells houses on it
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