Noun

(en noun)

A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.

A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.

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A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.

A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.

A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.

Noun

(en noun)

A person who executes the building or improving of buildings.

A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.

A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.

A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.

* 1994 , , Dilbert:

It looks like you're off to a three-hour staff meeting that doesn't apply to me. I'm glad I'm a highly-paid contractor . I'll be increasing my skills while you fight to get oxygen to your brains.

(Three hours later) I became a multimedia developer. How was your day?