de·sign·er
di-ˈzī-nər 
: one that designs: such 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
1
: 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
2
: intended to reflect the latest in sophisticated taste or fashion
designer ice cream
a designer haircut
3
: artificially synthesized or modified (as by genetic engineering) to meet a specific need or requirement or serve a particular function
designer foods
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Examples of designer in a Sentence
Noun
She is one of the leading designers in the fashion world.
He is a designer and engineer for a car company.
She was the designer of the book's jacket.
Adjective
that car manufacturer is claiming that their new models are the last word in designer technology
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Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Thompson was production designer on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and eventually joined Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers as directors.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
The order arrived as a white, non-designer T-shirt, size 2XL.
—Sha Hua, WSJ, 21 June 2022
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Noun
Recreating the dizzying, labyrinthian layout of Walled City for film, the set designers also added several removable walls and nooks for cameras to be fitted in and for the martial arts choreographers to have sufficient room to work in.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Thompson was production designer on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and eventually joined Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers as directors.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
One of them, Hip Optical, which touts designer eyewear at non-designer prices, opened earlier this year across from the Apple Store and near True Food Kitchen and BJ’s Brewhouse.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
The order arrived as a white, non-designer T-shirt, size 2XL.
—Sha Hua, WSJ, 21 June 2022
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“Designer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/designer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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designer
1 of 2 noun
de·sign·er
di-ˈzī-nər
: one who designs
especially
: one who creates and manufactures a new product style
designer
2 of 2 adjective
: relating to or produced by a designer and often displaying the name of the designer
designer jeans
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