Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun developer

2 senses of developer

Sense 1
developer -- (someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use))
       => creator -- (a person who grows or makes or invents things)

Sense 2
developer -- (photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film)
       => photographic equipment -- (equipment used by a photographer)