[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

developer \devel"oper\, n.
   1. one who, or that which, develops.
      1913 webster

   2. photog. a chemical bath or reagent used in developing
      photographs.

   note: by the action of the developer, the latent image on a
         photographic plate or film, not perceptible to the eye
         after exposure in the camera, is developed and becomes
         visible.
         1913 webster +pjc

   3. dyeing a reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its
      action upon some substance on the fiber.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   4. a corporation or individual who finances or organizes a
      real estate development5.
      pjc

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

developer
     n 1: someone who develops real estate especially someone who
          prepares a site for residential or commercial use
     2: photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for
        developing film

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

25 moby thesaurus words for "developer":
   a, architect, contriver, designer, deviser, enterpriser,
   entrepreneur, fixer, fixing bath, framer, hypo, organizer, planner,
   processing solution, projector, promoter, short-stop,
   short-stop bath, sodium hyposulfite, sodium thiosulfate, soup,
   stop bath, strategian, strategist, tactician

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

developer
     
        programmer
     
     
see also:
programmer 

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