developers
English meaning: Developers
Definition
A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
Example
“The company hired three software developers to build the new app.”
Another example: “Property developers are planning a new housing estate on the outskirts.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'developer', a neutral noun most often for people who write software ('software developers') or for companies that build property ('property developers'). Common in technology and real estate. Also a photographic chemical.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From French 'developper' (to unfold), of uncertain earlier origin; plus the agent suffix '-er'; the software and property senses are 20th-century.
Synonyms
- programmers
- builders
- creators
- designers
- engineers
Related Words
Common Collocations
- software developers
- property developers
- web developers
- game developers
- independent developers
- third-party developers
Word Forms
develop (v); developed; developing; developer (n); developers (pl)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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