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web designer

American  
Or Web designer

noun

  1. a person who plans, designs, creates, and often maintains websites.


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Etymology

Origin of web designer

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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Shaw Jia, a former web designer in Ottawa, said the site is famous among his peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Natalie Rowe, a 42-year-old web designer living in the United Kingdom, noticed she felt a little bit like she was losing her voice.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

D'Wit's trial heard he was introduced to the Baxters through his work as a freelance web designer, creating a website for Mrs Baxter's shower mat business.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

In that way, the case has shades of 303 Creative, in which the web designer didn’t actually create wedding websites.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2024

Apparently it doesn’t look professional enough, so she wants to pay a web designer to make it better.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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