a person who devises and executes designs, as for works of art, clothes, machines, etc - (modifier)
designed by and bearing the label or signature of a well-known fashion designer: designer jeans - (modifier)
(of things, ideas, etc) having an appearance of fashionable trendiness: designer pop songs, designer stubble - (modifier)
(of cells, chemicals, etc) designed (or produced) to perform a specific function or combat a specific problem: designer insecticide - (modifier)
(of an animal) cross-bred for a specific purpose, such as looks, temperament, or likelihood of causing an allergy: designer dogs a person who devises plots or schemes; intriguer
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de•sign•er /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a person who plans or creates designs, such as for works of art:a fashion designer.
adj. [before a noun]
- Clothingcreated by or as if by an eminent designer:designer jeans.
de•sign•er
(di zī′nər),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- a person who devises or executes designs, esp. one who creates forms, structures, and patterns, as for works of art or machines.
- a schemer, intriguer, or plotter.
adj.
- Clothingdesigned or created by or carrying a label or identification of a designer, esp. a fashion designer, but often mass-produced:designer jeans.
- design + -er1 1640–50
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