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developer

  • /dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)/ UK
  • /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/ US
  • /dəˈvɛləpɚ/

noun developers · dev

  1. A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
  2. A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land. Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."
  3. A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.
  4. A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.
  5. A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber.
  6. A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software. More important, when we looked at who worked in that industry, we noticed that programmers were in the minority. They’re dwarfed by, among other occupations, the software developers. The two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but the jobs follow very different trajectories. Nationwide, softwa

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Closest in meaning: constructor, builder, manufacturer, business, scheduler, user, entrepreneur, employer, publisher, shopkeeper, maker, investor, operator, sponsor, creator, originator

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noun someone engaged in product creation and improvement

Españoldesarrollador
हिन्दीविकासक vikāsak
Portuguêsdesenvolvedor, desenvolvedora
Françaisconcepteur, développeur, créateur
DeutschEntwickler, Entwicklerin
Italianosviluppatore, sviluppatrice
Românăcreator, dezvoltator
Русскийразрабо́тчик razrabótčik, разрабо́тчица razrabótčica
Tiếng Việtnhà phát triển
עבריתמְפַתֵּחַ mefatéakh

noun real estate developer

Españolpromotor, constructor
Françaispromoteur
DeutschProjektentwickler, Bauunternehmer
Italianosviluppatore
Românăconstructor
Русскийзастро́йщик zastrójščik, деве́лопер devéloper
עבריתקַבְּלָן kablán, יַזָּם yazám

noun film developer

Françaisrévélateur
DeutschEntwickler
Italianosviluppatore

noun liquid used in chemical film processing

Españolrevelador
한국어현상액 hyeonsang'aek
日本語現像液 genzōeki
中文顯影劑 /显影剂 xiǎnyǐngjì
Portuguêsrevelador
Françaisdéveloppateur
DeutschEntwickler
Italianoliquido per sviluppare, sviluppatore
Românădevelopator, revelator
Русскийпрояви́тель projavítelʹ

noun software programmer

Españoldesarrollador, desarrolladora, programador de software
한국어프로그래머 peurogeuraemeo, 개발자 gaebalja
日本語プログラマー puroguramā, 開発者 kaihatsusha
中文開發人員 /开发人员 kāifā rényuán, 程序員 /程序员 chéngxùyuán
हिन्दीडेवलपर ḍevalpar
Portuguêsdesenvolvedor, desenvolvedora
Français(-analyste) programmeur, développeur
DeutschEntwickler, Entwicklerin
Italianosviluppatore, sviluppatrice, sviluppatore di software
Românădeveloper, programator
Русскийпрограмми́ст programmíst, программи́стка programmístka, разрабо́тчик razrabótčik, разрабо́тчица razrabótčica
Tiếng Việtnhà phát triển phần mềm
العربيةمُطَوِّر muṭawwir
עבריתמְפַתֵּחַ mefatéakh

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@misc{developer_2026,
  title = {developer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/developer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}