different between developmental vs developer

English

Etymology

From development +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??v?l?p?m?nt?l/
• Rhymes: -?nt?l

Adjective

developmental (not comparable)

1. Related to development.

   Developmental psychology studies how the mind forms as children and adolescents grow.

Derived terms

• developmentalism

Noun

developmental (plural developmentals)

1. A trainee flight controller.

English

Etymology

develop +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??v?l?p?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d??v?l?p?/
• Hyphenation: de?vel?op?er

Noun

developer (plural developers)

1. A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
2. A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.
3. A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.
4. A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.
5. (dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber.
6. (computing) A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.

Synonyms

• (person or company who writes computer software): designer, programmer, software engineer

Related terms

• develop
• development
• developmental

Translations

Anagrams

• redevelop

Czech

Noun

developer m

1. developer (real estate developer)

Danish

Etymology

From English developer.

Noun

developer c (singular definite developeren, plural indefinite developere)

1. developer

Synonyms

• udvikler

References

• “developer” in Den Danske Ordbog

Portuguese

Etymology

From English developer.

Noun

developer m, f (plural developers)

1. developer (software programmer)

Synonyms

• desenvolvedor, programador, creador,