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developer.

A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)/UK/dɪˈvɛləpɚ/US/dəˈvɛləpɚ/
  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.

  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.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *werb-der. Proto-Germanic *wrappan-der. Vulgar Latin *vlopp-der. Old French veloper Middle French desveloper French développerbor. English develop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English developer From develop + -er.

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