developer (developers plural )
1 n-count A developer is a person or a company that buys land and builds houses, offices, shops, or factories on it, or buys existing buildings and makes them more modern. (BUSINESS)
...common land which would have a high commercial value if sold to developers.
2 n-count A developer is someone who develops something such as an idea, a design, or a product.
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John Bardeen was also co-developer of the theory of superconductivity.