de·sign·er1 /dɪˈzaɪnə $ -ər/ ●●○ W3 noun [countableC] BOAVDsomeone whose job is to make plans or patterns for clothes, furniture, equipment etc 〔服装、家具、设备等的〕设计师,设计者 an interior designer 室内装潢设计师
a software designer 软件设计师
dress/fashion designer 服装/时装设计师
n COLLOCATIONStypes of designera fashion designer (=for clothes)the well-known fashion designer, Giorgio Armani
a dress designer (=for clothes for women)Christian Lacroix was one of Paris's most flamboyant dress designers.
a top designer (=a very good and famous fashion designer)She always wore clothes by top designers.
an interior designer (=for the colours, materials etc inside people's homes)The apartment's previous owners had hired an expensive interior designer.
a graphic designer (=who designs the way pictures and words look in books, magazines etc)He's been working as a graphic designer for two years.
a software/program designer (=for computer programs)Software designers are working on a new operating system.
a Web designer (=for websites)The software allows Web designers to embed small programs into their webpages.
a garden/landscape designer (=for gardens)A landscape designer was commissioned to design the garden.
a furniture designerThe tables and chairs were made by the furniture designer Robert White.
a costume designer (=for clothes for the actors in a play)He spent eight years as a costume designer for TV commercials.