developer
part of speech
noun (a developer, developers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person or company that writes computer programs, apps or games. tree →
2) A person or company that buys land and builds houses, shops or offices on it. tree →
3) A chemical used to make photos appear on old-style film or paper. tree →
4) Someone who develops or works out a new idea or product. tree →
sense in the lessons
In computing lessons a developer is a programmer who builds apps and websites; in towns a property developer plans new housing; in old photography the developer liquid brought pictures out; phrases: «software developer», «game developer», «property developer», «web developer».
examples
- My aunt is a game developer and makes puzzle games. tree →
- The developer fixed the bug in the app. tree →
- A developer wants to build new houses on the old football field. tree →
- Web developers make websites work on phones and computers. tree →
- In the darkroom, Grandad dipped the paper in developer and a picture appeared. tree →
- The village protested against the developer's plans. tree →
- Developers test their code many times before it is released. tree →
- The developer of the vaccine worked for years. tree →
note
Countable noun: a developer, two developers. From the verb develop (no «e» at the end: develop, not «develope»). In apps, «developer mode» or «dev» is short for developer.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «developer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.