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developer
noun de·vel·op·er \-lə-pər\
: a person or company that builds and sells houses or other buildings on a piece of land
: a person or company that creates computer software
: a chemical that is used to develop photographs
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1796
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- contriver, designer, inventor, deviser, formulator, innovator, introducer, originator
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