From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishproperty developerˈproperty deˌveloper noun [countable] BOTBCsomeone who makes money by buying land and building on it
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property developer• It is the third house Geoffrey, a property developer, has designed for the family.• A 63-year-old property developer who does not want to be named, he is one of the wealthiest men on the island.• Bock, a one-time property developer, himself owns 19 percent of the company.• Lanier, 66, was a wealthy white property developer who had never before run for public office. 