designer

1. 1.

   a person who specializes in interior design

   Synonymsinterior designer

   Broaderspecialist

   NarrowerEames
2. 2.

   someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)

   Synonymsarchitect

   Broadercreator

   Narrowerlandscape architectAaltoAdamAlbertiBehrensBerlageBerniniBramanteBreuerBrunelleschi
3. 3.

   someone who specializes in graphic design

   Synonymsgraphic designer

   Broaderspecialist
4. 4.

   a person who devises plots or intrigues

   “he is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack”

   Synonymsintriguer

   Broaderplanner
5. 5.

   someone who designs clothing

   Synonymscouturierfashion designerclothes designer

   Broadercreator

   NarrowercostumierBalenciagaDiorKleinSchiaparelliVersaceWorth

Other forms of designer

plural

designers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about designer

What does designer mean?

designer means "a person who specializes in interior design". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in designer?

designer has 3 syllables: de-sig-ner. The stress falls on "sig". In IPA it is /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/.

What is another word for designer?

Close synonyms include interior designer, architect, graphic designer, intriguer, couturier. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is designer a common word?

designer is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.