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designer

[dih-zahy-ner]

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noun

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

a schemer, intriguer, or plotter.

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adjective

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

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Origin:
1640–50; design + -er¹

Related forms

self-de·sign·er, noun

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World English Dictionary

designer (dɪˈzaɪnə)

—n
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

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Word Origin & History

designer

1640s, "one who schemes;" from design. Meaning "one who makes an artistic design or a construction plan" is from 1660s; in fashion, "bearing the label of a famous designer" (thus presumed to be expensive or prestigious), from 1966. Designer drug attested from 1983.

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