designer

Examples

• All

• Cruella, some call her a designer, -others a vandal.

  Cruella (2021)

• "You read the autopsy." "Of course I did." "Then you saw it was one of those designer poisons, working over several days."

  Fiction book (1999)

• Someone had been putting designer poison in the food that came out of the Hurrah's kitchens.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Beliefs like an immaterial spirit or a designer responsible for the order in the world are rooted in common sense.

  Academic text (2000)

• Countermeasures are not simple to develop, but the incentive for the missile designer to acquire them is quite high.

  Academic text (2001)

• Clinton's decision was backed by a knowledgeable and experienced panel of leading physicists and weapons designers.

  Academic text (1995)

• He is a talented designer of advanced surveillance systems meant to monitor online activities.

• The authorities are investigating a designer suspected of plotting an intricate scheme to leak confidential information.

Synonyms

C

conspirator

vsdesigner

36 6.2

A person who secretly plans with others to do something illegal or harmful

is the originator who devises secret schemes rather than just joining them

P

plotter

vsdesigner

11 6.4

A person who plans a secret illegal or harmful act

covers secret planning more generally not always illegal harm

S

schemer

vsdesigner

• Offensive

9 7.0

A person who secretly plans to get what they want by tricking others

often aims at conspiracy or broader harmful purposes rather than self-interest

C

conniver

vsdesigner

• Formal

1 8.4

A person who secretly plans and helps with illegal actions

more often devises the plan itself rather than merely cooperating

C

contriver

vsdesigner

1 8.3

A person who thinks up clever plans or ideas

specifically implies secret plotting with conspiratorial and negative intent

I

intriguer

vsdesigner

1 8.9

A person who secretly plans to trick others for personal gain

focuses on secret plotting for conspiratorial or harmful aims

C

combinator

vsdesigner

1 9.9

A person who secretly puts different groups together to gain advantage

focuses on creating secret schemes rather than arranging alliances or coalitions

M

machinator

vsdesigner

• Formal

9.9

A person who secretly plans to harm or trick others

focuses more on devising secret plans rather than just participating

D

deviser

vsdesigner

7.0

A person who invents or plans new things

implies secret schemes with conspiratorial or negative purpose rather than neutral planning

S

strategian

vsdesigner

• Archaic

9.5

A person who plans actions to win in war or competition

focuses on secret conspiratorial plotting rather than open strategic planning

Compounds

F

fashion designer

27 3.3

A person who makes new clothes, bags, or shoes

G

graphic designer

17 3.0

A person who makes pictures and page or screen layouts using computers

I

interior designer

17 3.3

A person who plans and decorates the inside of buildings

C

costume designer

7 3.7

A person who plans and makes special clothes for actors in plays or films

D

designer drug

• NSFW

5 7.6

A substance made by chemists to copy an illegal drug and avoid the law

D

designer shoe

2 3.5

A shoe made by a famous fashion brand that is usually expensive and stylish

D

designer bag

1 3.5

A handbag made by a famous fashion brand that is often expensive

D

designer brand

1 3.0

A company that sells high fashion clothes and accessories by famous designers

C

clothes designer

2.5

A person who plans how clothes will look and makes them

D

designer in chief

6.3

A person who leads the team that plans how things look and work

How Devious

to mastermind

22 7.4

plotter

11 6.4

designer

• Archaic

11 8.2

schemer

• Offensive

9 7.0

conspirator

36 6.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology