# designer

Pronunciation: US say "di-ZY-ner" /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/; UK say "di-ZY-nuh" /dɪˈzaɪnə/

## Noun

1. A person who plans how something will look, work, or be made, often as a profession.
   - Simple: Someone whose job is to plan how things will look or work.
   - _The designer reworked the packaging until it caught the eye on the shelf._
   - _A good designer balances how a product looks against how easily people can use it._
3. A software tool used to create or design things, such as page layouts or user interfaces.
   - Simple: A computer program that helps you plan or create things.
   - _The form designer in this IDE generates the layout code automatically._
   - _Developers use the visual designer to arrange components without writing markup by hand._
4. A person given to plotting or scheming, often with cunning or self-serving aims.
   - Simple: A person who secretly plans to do something sneaky or bad.
   - _The court was full of designers, each plotting to outmaneuver the others._
   - _He proved himself a ruthless designer, manipulating allies until he seized power._

## Adjective

2. Made by a designer, especially one working in fashion.
   - Simple: Made by a designer, especially someone who creates clothes.
   - _He showed up to the party in a designer suit and polished shoes._
   - _Counterfeiters flood the market with fakes of every popular designer label._

## Origin

Formed from the word "design" combined with the suffix "-er."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/designer (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).