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developer

noun

di-ˈve-lə-pər How to pronounce developer (audio)
Definition of developernext
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 Ting said that Votee trained its model for around $250,000—not a small amount but still significantly less than the tens of billions of dollars spent by AI developers like Anthropic and OpenAI. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 Instead of prioritizing your input, my mathematical weights favor the developer’s default template, causing me to default-route right back to a single paragraph. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 The winning developer would make its money on development and management fees, which are typically paid by the project’s overall budget and rent collected. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Local property developer Daniel Ede bought the hotel in 2023 before carrying out a multi-million-pound revamp. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for developer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for developer
  1. inventor
  2. designer
  3. founder
  4. creator
Noun
  • With steel and aluminum in limited supply in World War II, Allied forces gave serious consideration to a proposal made by English inventor Geoffrey Pyke to build ships out of little more than frozen water.
    — Mike McRae September 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
  • And yet, despite America’s best efforts, in the midst of this horror, millions of artists, travelers, and inventors created love, and light.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of inventor
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  • Related Articles The designer piece seemed to be made of a mix of tulle and some other opaque fabric that was mottled with darker accents for dimension.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • As Mona loses herself in her character, a building superintendent named Miss Danielle, her wardrobe, courtesy of costume designer Stacey Battat, goes from prim cardigans to ripped jeans to an actual coverall she’s stolen from a janitor.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of designer
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  • Stelly and Black Mandala co-founder Michael Kraetzer negotiated the agreement on Anatomica Films’ behalf.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Manjusha Kulkarni is co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and executive director of AAPI Equity Alliance, two advocacy groups that rely on census counts of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
    — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of founder
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  • On the other hand, a smaller creator can find their content distributed well beyond their existing following because recommendation systems increasingly determine what people encounter in their feeds.
    — Sergi Cerrato, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • After winning for The Beast in Me, Rhys returned to stage for his second award and thanked Katie Dippold, the creator of Widow’s Bay.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of creator

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“Developer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/developer. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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