DEVELOPER
developer
(noun) photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film
developer
(noun) someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
developer (plural developers)
A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.
A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.
A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.
(dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber.
(computing) A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.
Synonyms
• (person or company who writes computer software): designer, programmer, software engineer
Anagrams
• redevelop
Source: Wiktionary
De*vel"op*er, n.
1. One who, or that which, develops.
2. (Photog.)
Definition: A reagent by the action of which the latent image upon a
photographic plate, after exposure in the camera, or otherwise, is
developed and visible.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition