developer

noun

de·vel·op·er | \ di-ˈve-lə-pər,

dē-\

Definition of developer

: 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

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the developer of software that is used the world over

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To uncover the secrets of selling a luxury home in a softening market—and find out which amenities are attracting buyers—Mansion reached out to brokers, real-estate analysts, developers and designers. — Amy Gamerman, WSJ, "The Top 10 Upgrades to Sell Your Home for Top Dollar," 3 Jan. 2019 Instead, the project dragged on for four years amid technical snafus and a dispute between the developer, Forest City Ratner, and its partner, Skanska, which ran the modular operation. — Stefanos Chen, The Seattle Times, "Real estate technology that could have a lasting effect on housing," 20 Nov. 2018 In Christmas at Holly Lodge, a property owner must save her land from aggressive real-estate developers. — Lourdes Avila Uribe, Glamour, "What You Can Expect to See in Every Single Hallmark Channel Christmas Movie," 24 Dec. 2018 The same month, the Guardian mentioned a lawsuit brought against Facebook in the US by an app developer named Six4Three that alleged its data policies favored some companies over others. — Emily Stewart, Vox, "Facebook’s very bad year, explained," 21 Dec. 2018 At Miami’s Billionaire Bunker, Another Wealthy Buyer Heads for the Exit Real-estate developer Edward J. Minskoff is asking $16.5 million for his apartment at Faena House, a condominium tower that drew diplomats, billionaires and financiers. 2. — Katerina Ang, WSJ, "Mansion’s 10 Best-Read Stories of 2018," 21 Dec. 2018 Mandatory and voluntary payments by real-estate developers also are used. — Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times, "Seattle will spend $75M on affordable housing over the next year," 18 Dec. 2018 Since the majority of these homes were built in California (famed developer Joseph Eichler built more than 11,000 Mid-Century Modern homes in the state alone), encouraging indoor-outdoor living made sense. — Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, "This Is Why Millennials Love Mid-Century Modern Homes So Much," 7 Dec. 2018 This past summer, the iconic Hotel Jerome in Aspen unveiled a conversion of the 140-year-old Aspen Times building into an events space with a sultry new underground bar, Bad Harriet, named for the hotel’s original developer. — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, "If You're Skiing the Rockies This Winter, Read This First," 4 Dec. 2018

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