DEVELOPER Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

developer

noun

di-ˈve-lə-pər

Definition of developer

as in inventor

one who creates or introduces something new the developer of software that is used the world over

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Recent Examples of developer City staff and representatives of the project’s developer will be available to answer residents’ questions, according to the city. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The city said that developer had not filed an application as of now. — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 This could lead some developers to consider alternatives, such as the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, which uses immigration to incentivize investment. — Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 According to the developer’s website, the home is expected to be available in March 2027. — Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for developer

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Noun

Sentient Jet Sentient Jet is the inventor of the Jet Card, which allows users to buy 25 hours of flights at a time and choose the aircraft size that fits their needs.

— Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
The continent’s inventors are in the spotlight as Johannesburg prepares to host the final of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa prize.

— Leah Quinn, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of inventor

Noun

Sarah Paulson, in custom Ferragamo, had designer Maximilian Davis on her arm.

— Freya Drohan, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026
Interior designer Geoffrey Bradfield raised eyebrows at his 80th birthday party at the Lowell Hotel with a group of nearly naked male models body-painted in safari garb.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of designer

Noun

The leading contributor, as my colleague Queenie Wong has reported, is Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who claims to have moved out of the state, which might enable him to avoid the tax.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Someone else wants a softer version of the founder’s hard lesson.

— Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of founder

Noun

Disney offered creators a wide variety of future opportunities, including set visits, press junkets and red carpet interviews with talent.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Deepfake memes grant a similar carte blanche to their creators, while introducing even pricklier questions about race and authenticity.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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