1. Someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
   "The designer designed an eco-friendly skyscraper for the city centre";
   - architect
    
2. Someone who designs clothing
   "The fashion designer's latest collection was the highlight of Paris Fashion Week"; "The clothes designer's latest collection was the highlight of Paris Fashion Week";
   - couturier, fashion designer, clothes designer
    
3. Someone who specializes in graphic design
   "The graphic designer created a new logo for the company";
   - graphic designer
    
4. A person who specializes in interior design
   "The interior designer transformed the dull office into a vibrant workspace";
   - interior designer
    
5. A person who devises plots or intrigues
   "he is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack";
   - intriguer

1. Expensive and fashionable, especially bearing a famous brand name
   "She only wears designer clothes"
    
2. Artificially created to mimic or modify naturally occurring substances
   "Designer proteins could revolutionize medicine"

Derived forms: designers

Type of: contriver, creator, deviser, planner, specialiser [Brit], specialist, specializer

Encyclopedia: Designer