noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)/
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US:/dɪˈvɛləpɚ/
/dəˈvɛləpɚ/weak vowel merger
CMU ARPABET:D IH0 V EH1 L AH0 P ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, dyeing, manufacturing, textiles
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: creator
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English develop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English developer From develop + -er.
Across languages
Translations
180 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
zhvillues
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Albanian:
zhvilluese
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Bulgarian:
разрабо́тчик
(razrabótčik)
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Catalan:
desenvolupador
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Catalan:
desenvolupadora
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Danish:
udvikler
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Dutch:
ontwikkelaar
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Dutch:
ontwerper
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Finnish:
kehittäjä
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Finnish:
tuotekehittäjä
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Finnish:
devaaja
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
French:
concepteur
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
French:
développeur
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
French:
créateur
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
German:
Entwickler
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
German:
Entwicklerin
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Hebrew:
מְפַתֵּחַ
(mefatéakh)
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Hindi:
विकासक
(vikāsak)
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Hungarian:
fejlesztő
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Italian:
sviluppatore
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Italian:
sviluppatrice
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Māori:
kaiwhakawhanake
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Portuguese:
desenvolvedor
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Portuguese:
desenvolvedora
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Romanian:
creator
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Romanian:
dezvoltator
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Russian:
разрабо́тчик
(razrabótčik)
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Russian:
разрабо́тчица
(razrabótčica)
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Spanish:
desarrollador
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Swedish:
utvecklare
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Tamil:
மேம்பாட்டாளர்
(mēmpāṭṭāḷar)
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Turkish:
geliştirici
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Ukrainian:
розро́бник
(rozróbnyk)
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Ukrainian:
розро́бниця
(rozróbnycja)
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Vietnamese:
nhà phát triển
— someone engaged in product creation and improvement
Armenian:
կառուցապատող
(kaṙucʻapatoġ)
— real estate developer
Czech:
developer
— real estate developer
Dutch:
promotor
— real estate developer
Dutch:
projectontwikkelaar
— real estate developer
Estonian:
arendaja
— real estate developer
Finnish:
rakennuttaja
— real estate developer
Finnish:
kiinteistönkehittäjä
— real estate developer
French:
promoteur
— real estate developer
German:
Projektentwickler
— real estate developer
German:
Bauunternehmer
— real estate developer
Hebrew:
קַבְּלָן
(kablán)
— real estate developer
Hebrew:
יַזָּם
(yazám)
— real estate developer
Hungarian:
fejlesztő
— real estate developer
Indonesian:
developer
— real estate developer
Indonesian:
pengembang
— real estate developer
Italian:
sviluppatore
— real estate developer
Malay:
ڤماجو
(pemaju)
— real estate developer
Malay:
pemaju
— real estate developer
Polish:
deweloper
— real estate developer
Romanian:
constructor
— real estate developer
Russian:
застро́йщик
(zastrójščik)
— real estate developer
Russian:
деве́лопер
(devéloper)
— real estate developer
Spanish:
promotor
— real estate developer
Spanish:
constructor
— real estate developer
Ukrainian:
забудо́вник
(zabudóvnyk)
— real estate developer
Ukrainian:
деве́лопер
(devéloper)
— real estate developer
Dutch:
ontwikkelaar
— film developer
Finnish:
(filmin) kehittäjä
— film developer
French:
révélateur
— film developer
German:
Entwickler
— film developer
Hungarian:
előhívó
— film developer
Italian:
sviluppatore
— film developer
Iranian Persian:
فیلْمساز
(film-sâz)
— film developer
Turkish:
film banyosu ilacı
— film developer
Yiddish:
אַנטוויקלער
(antvikler)
— film developer
Bulgarian:
прояви́тел
(projavítel)
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Catalan:
revelador
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Chinese Mandarin:
顯影劑 /显影剂
(xiǎnyǐngjì)
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Czech:
vývojka
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Dutch:
ontwikkelaar
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Finnish:
kehitin
— liquid used in chemical film processing
French:
développateur
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Galician:
revelador
— liquid used in chemical film processing
German:
Entwickler
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Hungarian:
előhívó
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Italian:
liquido per sviluppare
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Italian:
sviluppatore
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Japanese:
現像液
(genzōeki)
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Korean:
현상액
(hyeonsang'aek)
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Polish:
wywoływacz
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Portuguese:
revelador
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Romanian:
developator
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Romanian:
revelator
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Russian:
прояви́тель
(projavítelʹ)
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Slovak:
vývojka
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Spanish:
revelador
— liquid used in chemical film processing
Turkish:
developman maddesi
— liquid used in chemical film processing