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designer

American  
[dih-zahy-ner] / dɪˈzaɪ nər /

noun

  1. a person who devises or executes designs, especially one who creates forms, structures, and patterns, as for works of art or machines.

  2. a schemer, intriguer, or plotter.


adjective

  1. designed or created by or carrying a label or identification of a designer, especially a fashion designer, but often mass-produced.

    designer jeans.

  2. created for intentional effect through chemical or genetic modification, as for a designer drug, or through crossbreeding, as for a designer dog.

designer British  
/ dɪˈzaɪnə /

noun

  1. a person who devises and executes designs, as for works of art, clothes, machines, etc

  2. (modifier) designed by and bearing the label or signature of a well-known fashion designer

    designer jeans

  3. (modifier) (of things, ideas, etc) having an appearance of fashionable trendiness

    designer pop songs

    designer stubble

  4. (modifier) (of cells, chemicals, etc) designed (or produced) to perform a specific function or combat a specific problem

    designer insecticide

  5. (modifier) (of an animal) cross-bred for a specific purpose, such as looks, temperament, or likelihood of causing an allergy

    designer dogs

  6. a person who devises plots or schemes; intriguer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • self-designer noun

Etymology

Origin of designer

First recorded in 1640–50; design + -er 1

Example Sentences

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The lavish presents - all clearly marked with designer labels - piled up and decorated like a Christmas tree, the expensive trips to five-star resorts around the world, the extravagant wedding parties that closed roads to traffic.

From BBC

By combining these in a single system, the tool would help mission designers understand the trade‑offs between data quality and orbital safety.

From BBC

Hollywood is a central location, she said, for meeting with celebrities, stylists and outside designers, most of whom are based in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

“We were reassured that if you get the place open, everything will be fine,” said Katzie Guy Hamilton, a designer who has since filed a claim that she is owed $78,000.

From The Wall Street Journal

Data scientists, project managers and designers will also be impacted.

From Los Angeles Times