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designer; architect; (engineering) designer
A person who creates the plans or blueprints for something to be built or made — a building, machine, system, or software. Used for architects, mechanical engineers, software architects, and similar roles.
この橋の設計者。
The designer of this bridge.
設計者と直接話せる機会があった。
I had a chance to speak directly with the designer.
図面には設計者の名前と日付が記載されている。
The drawing lists the designer's name and the date.
有名な設計者が手がけた美術館が、今月開館する。
A museum designed by a famous architect opens this month.
The agent noun from 設計 (design) + 者 (person). Covers a wide range of design fields from architecture to engineering to software.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 〜の設計者: the designer of ~
- 設計者の意図: the designer's intent
- 建物の設計者: the architect of the building
- 機械の設計者: the designer of the machine
- 設計者一覧: list of designers
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 建築家: architect — specifically a professional architect of buildings
- デザイナー: designer — a borrowing; common in fashion, graphic design, and product design contexts
- 技術者: engineer; technician — broader, refers to anyone with technical expertise
- 考案者: devisor; person who came up with an idea — emphasizes the conceptual invention rather than detailed design work
USAGE:
設計者 is the standard technical and legal term for whoever created the design of something. In everyday conversation about buildings, 建築家 is more common; for clothing or web pages, デザイナー} is typical. {設計者 shines in engineering contexts and on official documents.