"intelligent designer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: intelligent designers [plural]
Etymology: intelligent design + -er (“supporter”) Etymology templates: {{suf|en|intelligent design|er|id2=ideology|t2=supporter}} intelligent design + -er (“supporter”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} intelligent designer (plural intelligent designers)
  1. A proponent of the intelligent design hypothesis. Categories (topical): Creationism, People
    Sense id: en-intelligent_designer-en-noun-Z1~GGxBr Disambiguation of Creationism: 95 5 Disambiguation of People: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (ideology) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: intelligent designers [plural]
Etymology: intelligent + designer Etymology templates: {{af|en|intelligent|designer}} intelligent + designer Head templates: {{en-noun}} intelligent designer (plural intelligent designers)
  1. A hypothetical conscious entity who had some role in the origin and/or development of life. Synonyms: intelligent agent
    Sense id: en-intelligent_designer-en-noun-QkW2Wz~i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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