developer
- noun
- /dɪˈvɛləpər/
- There's the ongoing issue of huge real estate developers like Evergrand being unable to pay their debts.
- real estate developer
- property developer
- land developer
Instead, they loan money to a shopping mall developer with her money.
- Instead, they loan money to a shopping mall developer with her money.
- China tends to stimulate property developers and corporations, not individuals.
- I'm in Mexico teaching them, the Mexican developer how to sell real estate in Mexico.
- I got coaching clients that are developers of giant mega warehouses, etcetera.
- And that's actually been even worse for new home developers.
- Well, they've been giving money to out of state developers and people coming in from out of state.
- A quick update on Evergrand and the Chinese property developer defaults that we are seeing right now.
- They are tip these these guys are just real estate developers.
- So every month we get a nice check for renting the land to these developers and and the senior housing people.
- You know, one of my friends is one of the biggest developers literally in the world.
Examples
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The operating expenses were a little bit high and it was brand new and the developer was struggling with a high cost construction loan.
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He's a... huge property developer.
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Had the love of her real estate developer done any more?
Fiction book (2000) -
Instead, they loan money to a shopping mall developer with her money.
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"There used to be, but then the developers came in." "I never understood that part, the houses."
Fiction book (2000) -
Only a builder, developer, or someone with real money would buy a property like this.
Fiction book (1999) -
The goal of real estate developers is to achieve the highest returns from any particular parcel of land.
Academic text (2008) -
He can't make the deal because he's not a real estate developer.
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Look, I'm a real-estate developer, not a cop, but I've got a pretty good bullshit detector.
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The developer plans to build new homes in the area to meet the growing demand for housing.
Synonyms
A person or company that organizes and supervises building work
A person or company that builds houses as a business
A person or company that makes houses for people to live in
A person or company that builds and manages projects like houses and bridges
A person or company that makes houses to sell
A person or company that makes houses to sell
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Morphology
Etymology
Developer comes from the parts de- ('off') and velop ('wrap'), so the basic idea is to 'bring out' something that was hidden. A real estate developer 'brings out' new houses or shops from empty land by building and improving it.