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
Explanation
A decorator is a person whose job involves decorating rooms — fixing them up, painting, arranging furniture, and so on. Your uncle might hire a decorator to help him furnish his brand new, fancy vacation home. You can also call a decorator a designer or an interior designer. Skilled decorators are particularly good at combining colors, fabrics, rugs, and furniture styles to make a good-looking space. Even if you're not a professional decorator, you could offer to help a friend decorate her apartment, painting her walls bright orange and sewing fuzzy green pillows for her sofa. Decorator comes from the Latin word decorare, "to adorn, embellish, or beautify."
Vocabulary lists containing decorator
Example Sentences
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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 • Feb. 6, 2026
The set decorator, the painter, the greens person that puts the moss in is like, “Do you see where I put the moss right there? You see the moss right there?”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
When she made the decision to renovate the property, she rang her longtime decorator, Betty Barbatsuly, who suggested they involve her daughter, Lisa Richardson, who is also a decorator.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025
Hungary's film service industry also gives breakout opportunities to talented artists, such as set decorator Zsuzsanna Sipos.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
Ricky has never been much of a decorator, but there is one black-and-white photo of a funny-looking car on the wall.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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