designer

designer
/di zuy"neuhr/, n.
1. a person who devises or executes designs, esp. one who creates forms, structures, and patterns, as for works of art or machines.
2. a schemer, intriguer, or plotter.
adj.
3. designed or created by or carrying a label or identification of a designer, esp. a fashion designer, but often mass-produced: designer jeans.
[1640-50; DESIGN + -ER1]

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