decorator
Americannoun
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a person whose profession is the painting and wallpapering of buildings
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a person who decorates
Etymology
Origin of decorator
Example Sentences
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“Why, we could pass out invitations to all the set decorators and scenarioists we know.”
From Literature
When the boys were young, they remember their dad as a full-time painter and decorator, who also did DIY for neighbours, which is when they first knew how generous he could be with his time.
From BBC
Taufic Suleman, a painter and decorator from Ghana, felt "irritated" when the foreign minister announced that IShowSpeed, who grew up in the US but has a Ghanaian mother, had been approved for a passport.
From BBC
"The modification of the cherub's face was the decorator's initiative, not communicated to the competent authorities," it said in a statement shared by news agency Ansa.
From BBC
Neighbours heard a loud bang before finding Lumber, a painter and decorator, on the ground by his ladder, Avon Coroner's Court heard.
From BBC
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