(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a person whose job is to design things by making drawings of them.
Carolyne is a fashion ~.
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2.
Designer clothes or ~ labels are expensive, fashionable clothes made by a famous ~, rather than being made in large quantities in a factory.
He wears ~ clothes and drives an antique car...
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3.
You can use ~ to describe things that are worn or bought because they are fashionable. (INFORMAL)
Designer beers and trendy wines have replaced the good old British pint.
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