(~s)
1.
A ~ 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 ~s.
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2.
A ~ is someone who develops something such as an idea, a design, or a product.
John Bardeen was also co-~ of the theory of superconductivity.
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