¹designer

noun de·sign·er \di-ˈzī-nər\

: a person who plans how something new will look and be made : a person who creates and often produces a new product, style, etc.

Full Definition of DESIGNER

: one that designs: as

a : one who creates and often executes plans for a project or structure <urban designers> <a theater set designer>

b : one that creates and manufactures a new product style or design; especially : one who designs and manufactures high-fashion clothing <the designer's new fall line>

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First Known Use of DESIGNER

1662

Related to DESIGNER

Synonyms: contriver, inventor, developer, deviser, formulator, innovator, introducer, originator

Rhymes with DESIGNER

airliner, aligner, assigner, baseliner, blueliner, byliner, combiner, confiner, cosigner, decliner, definer, diviner, eyeliner, flatliner, hard-liner, headliner, incliner, jetliner, Landsteiner, leaf miner, long-liner, moonshiner, one-liner, recliner, refiner, repiner, resigner, sideliner, soft-liner, streamliner, strip miner

²designer

adjective

: created by a famous designer

: very fashionable and popular

: scientifically changed from the usual or natural form

Full Definition of DESIGNER

: of, relating to, or produced by a designer <designer wallpaper> <wearing a designer original>; also : displaying the name, signature, or logo of a designer or manufacturer <designer jeans>

: intended to reflect the latest in sophisticated taste or fashion <designer ice cream> <a designer haircut>

: modified artificially (as by genetic engineering) to fulfill individual specifications or meet a need <designer foods> <designer estrogens>

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