developer
noun/dɪˈveləpə(r)/
/dɪˈveləpər/
- [countable] a person or company that buys land or buildings in order to build new houses, shops, etc., or to improve the old ones, and makes a profit from doing this
- property developers
Extra ExamplesTopics Jobsb2- A local developer is planning to build a supermarket on the site.
- The flats are being built by a private developer.
- plans by a big property developer to build fifty new houses
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- major
- local
- …
- build something
- develop something
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- [countable] a person or a company that designs and creates new products
- a software developer
- Canada has emerged as the world's leading developer of hit board games.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lead
- leading
- independent
- …
- create something
- [uncountable] a chemical substance that is used for developing photographs from a film
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