[] () a person or company that buys land or buildings in order to build new houses, shops/stores, etc., or to improve the old ones, and makes a profit from doing this（房地产）开发商，开发公司◆The site has been sold to a local property developer.这块地卖给了当地的一个房地产开发商。⨁a commercial / property / real-estate / residential developer商业／房地产／住宅开发商a person or a company that designs and creates new products（新产品的）研发者，研制者◆She was a product developer in the Womenswear division.她是女装部的产品研发人员。⨁a drug / product / software / website developer药物／产品／软件／网站开发人员