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Noun: developer  di've-lu-pu(r)
  1. (computing) a person who designs, writes, and tests computer programs
    "The developer debugged the software before its release"; "The software developer debugged the software before its release";
    - programmer, computer programmer, coder, software engineer, programer [US], dev [informal], software developer
     
  2. Someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)
    "The developer purchased the abandoned factory to convert it into luxury apartments"
     
  3. Photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film
    "The photographer mixed the developer solution in the darkroom"

Derived forms: developers

Type of: applied scientist, computer user, creator, engineer, photographic equipment, technologist

Encyclopedia: Developer