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designer en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *segnāō Latin signō Latin designōder. Old French designerder. Middle English designen English design Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English designer From design + -er.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Created by a designer, especially a fashion designer.
    • designer swimwear
    • a designer briefcase

Deriveds

designer baby · designer drug · designer dog

designer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *segnāō Latin signō Latin designōder. Old French designerder. Middle English designen English design Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English designer From design + -er.

Meanings

  1. A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.
    • While the thought of a home urinal may seem vaguely “Animal House,” Mr. Scherer’s interior designer, Ashley Astleford, wasn’t surprised by his request. This was the second time in the last few months that she was asked to install a urinal in a luxury residential project, and she said she knows many other designers and architects who have been specifying home urinals in their projects. 2007 January 25, Suzanne Gannon, “For the High-End Bathroom, Something Unexpected”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:
    • The ­festival, held every two years, showcases work by more than 180 designers across disciplines including textiles, homeware and more. […] “For us, it’s about getting design and creativity out into communities across the city. With the festival, we want to build capacity, grow skills, employ people and create opportunities to make a living from being a designer here.” 2024 September 21, Eve Livingston, “‘Students want to stay here now rather than disappear to London’: how design transformed the city of Dundee”, in The Guardian:
  2. A plotter or schemer.
  3. A software tool for designing things.
    • a level designer for a video game
    • a font designer

Forms

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Deriveds

sound designer · fashion designer · designer dyke · type designer · designership · intelligent designer · designerwear · industrial designer · designer breed · designerati · designer label · designerless · graphic designer · web designer · nondesigner · set designer · interior designer · motion designer · designer crossbreed · codesigner · designer stubble · designerly

Descendants

デザイナー · 디자이너 · designer · диза́йнер · designer · designer · designer · designer · designer

Translations (99)

hy դիզայներ (person who designs) · pt desenhista (person who designs) · tg дизайнгар (person who designs) · tg дизайнер (person who designs) · cy dyluniwr (person who designs) · no designar (person who designs) · fa طراح (person who designs) · tg зебосоз (person who designs) · az dizayner (person who designs) · ro designer (person who designs) · sl oblikovalec (person who designs) · fr designeuse (person who designs) · es diseñadora (person who designs) · sq projektues (person who designs) · cy dylunydd (person who designs) · uz dizayner (person who designs) · sh dizàjner (person who designs) · he מְעַצֵּב (person who designs) · cy dyluniwres (person who designs) · nb designer (person who designs) · ug لايىھىلىگۈچى (person who designs) · fr styliste (person who designs) · pt desenhador (person who designs) · ar مُصَمِّمَة (person who designs) · da designer (person who designs) · ko 디자이너 (person who designs) · fi designer (person who designs) · mn ᠳ᠋ᠢᠽᠠᠶᠢᠨᠧᠷ (person who designs) · sv formgivare (person who designs) · vi nhà thiết kế (person who designs) · de Designer (person who designs) · es diseñador (person who designs) · ur ڈیزائنر (person who designs) · tr dizayncı (person who designs) · eo grafikisto (person who designs) · cmn 設計家 /设计家 (person who designs) · km អ្នករចនា (person who designs) · hu formatervező (person who designs) · ur نقاش (person who designs) · ky дизайнер (person who designs) · sq konstruktor (person who designs) · fr designer (person who designs) · pl projektant (person who designs) · mi kaihoahoa (person who designs) · sl oblikovalka (person who designs) · cs návrhář (person who designs) · el σχεδιάστρια (person who designs) · th ผู้ออกแบบ (person who designs) · ru диза́йнер (person who designs) · ka დიზაინერი (person who designs) · cy dyluniwyr (person who designs) · ro proiectant (person who designs) · de Designerin (person who designs) · pt desenhadora (person who designs) · lo ຜູ້ອອກແບບ (person who designs) · cs návrhářka (person who designs) · sq modelist (person who designs) · th นักออกแบบ (person who designs) · it progettista (person who designs) · pt designer (person who designs) · sv designer (person who designs) · el σχεδιαστής (person who designs) · ja 設計士 (person who designs) · eo dezajnisto (person who designs) · fr designeur (person who designs) · lv dizainere (person who designs) · tt дизайнер (person who designs) · nl designer (person who designs) · fi muotoilija (person who designs) · nv nahatʼáʼii (person who designs) · sh диза̀јнер (person who designs) · ja デザイナー (person who designs) · ar مُصَمِّم (person who designs) · lt dizaineris (person who designs) · mk дизајнер (person who designs) · nl ontwerper (person who designs) · fi suunnittelija (person who designs) · sk dizajnérka (person who designs) · mn дизайнер (person who designs) · uk диза́йнер (person who designs) · sk návrhárka (person who designs) · tk dizaýner (person who designs) · lv dizainers (person who designs) · it designer (person who designs) · bg диза́йнерка (person who designs) · pl projektantka (person who designs) · mk дизајнерка (person who designs) · sk návrhár (person who designs) · be дыза́йнер (person who designs) · my ဒီဇိုင်နာ (person who designs) · tr tasarımcı (person who designs) · hi डिज़ाइनर (person who designs) · kk дизайнер (person who designs) · bg диза́йнер (person who designs) · ky шөкөтчү (person who designs) · ca dissenyador (person who designs) · cmn 設計師 /设计师 (person who designs) · sk dizajnér (person who designs) · et disainer (person who designs)