developer

noun

de·​vel·​op·​er di-ˈve-lə-pər 

dē-

: 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

Synonyms

• contriver
• designer
• deviser
• formulator
• innovator
• introducer
• inventor
• originator

Examples of developer in a Sentence

the developer of software that is used the world over

Recent Examples on the Web

Chatbots operated by Baidu’s competitors are mostly already free, although many charge businesses and developers to access the underlying model to build services based on it. —Yue Wang, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2025

The program offers developers a tax subsidy worth potentially millions of dollars in exchange for keeping units affordable and renting them only to poor and working-class tenants. —Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025

Everything seems perfect until a big-city developer’s plans to build condos threatens to ruin the town’s National Margarita Day traditions. —Andy Swift, TVLine, 12 Feb. 2025

The law ended the city’s fee-in-lieu practice, whereby a developer or homeowner could buy their way out of a land dedication. —John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing developer

• co-developer

Kids Definition

developer

noun

de·​vel·​op·​er di-ˈvel-ə-pər 

: 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