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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDeveloper
/dɪˈvɛl.ə.pər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or company that creates, designs, or builds computer software or applications.
"The software developer spent the entire afternoon debugging the new application." - 2
A person or organization that purchases land or buildings in order to renovate them or build new structures for profit.
"The property developer plans to build a modern apartment complex on the vacant lot."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'develop', originating from Old French 'developper' (meaning to unwrap, unfold, or reveal), which traces back to Germanic roots combining a privative prefix with a base meaning to wrap. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from physical unwrapping to the intellectual and economic expansion of ideas, land, and eventually software systems in the 20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Developer" is said worldwide
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développeur
Transliteration: [de.və.lœʁ]
"Le développeur a corrigé le bug du système."
Entwickler
Transliteration: [ɛntˈvɪklɐ]
"Der Entwickler schrieb einen neuen Algorithmus."
sviluppatore
Transliteration: [svil.up.paˈto.re]
"Lo sviluppatore ha testato la nuova applicazione."
desarrollador
Transliteration: [de.sa.ro.ðaˈðoɾ]
"El desarrollador creó una interfaz muy intuitiva."
desenvolvedor
Transliteration: [de.zẽv.vol.veˈdoɾ]
"O desenvolvedor trabalhou no código-fonte durante toda a noite."
डेवलपर
Transliteration: developer
"सॉफ़्टवेयर डेवलपर ने नया प्रोग्राम लॉन्च किया।"
开发者
Transliteration: kāifāzhě
"这位开发者精通多种编程语言。"
개발자
Transliteration: gaebalja
"그 개발자는 새로운 모바일 앱을 만들었습니다."
開発者
Transliteration: kaihatsusha
"その開発者は新しいソフトウェアをアップデートした。"
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