property developer
property developer — noun
1. a person or business that earns money by purchasing land, having new buildings b
a person or business that earns money by purchasing land, having new buildings built on it, and then selling or renting those buildings for a profit
A local property developer bought the old factory and turned it into apartments.
proper noun + property developer + verb (bought / turned into)
Nikhil works for a property developer that builds houses near the city centre.
works for a property developer
The property developer plans to build a shopping centre on the empty land.
Soraya's father is a property developer who sold the old hotel to a hotel chain.
Several property developers are competing to buy the land next to the river.
- real estate developer
more formal, used especially in US English
- developer
shortened form, common in news and business contexts
- builder
focuses on the construction side; narrower in meaning
文法句型
property developer + verb (builds / plans / sells)
work for / as a property developer