designer
pronunciation
How to pronounce designer in British English:
UK [dɪˈzaɪnə(r)]
How to pronounce designer in American English:
US [dɪˈzaɪnər]
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- Noun:
- a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings
- someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
- a person who devises plots or intrigues
- someone who designs clothing
Word Origin
- designer (n.)
- 1640s, "one who schemes;" agent noun from design (v.). Meaning "one who makes an artistic design or a construction plan" is from 1660s. In fashion, as an adjective, "bearing the label of a famous clothing designer" (thus presumed to be expensive or prestigious), from 1966. Designer drug attested from 1983.
Example
- 1. What is the worst thing about being a designer ?
- 2. Grid design is a fundamental skill of any designer .
- 3. Want to be a better designer ?
- 4. Being a designer has never been easy .
- 5. Some think he was an interior designer .