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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.
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.