developer
noun
Simple meaning
A person or company who creates or modifies computer software.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
dihvehluhperSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
dɪˈvɛləpɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.
Someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)
A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.
A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
computing
A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.
Used this way, developer is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
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More ways to use developer
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining.
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Synonyms
Sense: real estate developer
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