designer
adjEtymology From design + -er.
1
Created by a designer, especially a fashion designer.
- designer swimwear
- a designer briefcase
- Derived terms
- designer baby, designer dog, designer drug
designer
noun/dɪˈzaɪnɚ/
Etymology From design + -er.
1
A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.
- While the thought of a home urinal may seem vaguely “Animal House,” Mr. Scherer’s interior designer, Ashley Astleford, wasn’t surprised by his request. This was the second time in the last few months that she was asked to install a urinal in a luxury residential project, and she said she knows many other designers and architects who have been specifying home urinals in their projects.2007 January 25, Suzanne Gannon, “For the High-End Bathroom, Something Unexpected”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:
- The festival, held every two years, showcases work by more than 180 designers across disciplines including textiles, homeware and more. […] “For us, it’s about getting design and creativity out into communities across the city. With the festival, we want to build capacity, grow skills, employ people and create opportunities to make a living from being a designer here.”2024 September 21, Eve Livingston, “‘Students want to stay here now rather than disappear to London’: how design transformed the city of Dundee”, in The Guardian:
2
A plotter or schemer.
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A software tool for designing things.
- a font designer
- a level designer for a video game
- Derived terms
- codesigner, designerati, designer dyke, designer label, designerless, designerly, designership, designer stubble, designerwear, fashion designer, graphic designer, industrial designer, intelligent designer, interior designer, motion designer, nondesigner, set designer, sound designer, type designer, web designer