/ dɪˈzaɪnə(r); NAmE / noun , adjective
■ noun
a person whose job is to decide how things such as clothes, furniture, tools, etc. will look or work by making drawings, plans or patterns :
a fashion / jeweller, etc. designer
an industrial designer
■ adjective
[ only before noun ] made by a famous designer ; expensive and having a famous brand name :
designer jeans
designer labels
designer water
He had a trendy haircut, an earring and designer stubble (= a short beard, grown for two or three days and thought to look fashionable) .