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DECORATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decorator mean? 

DECORATOR (noun)
  The noun DECORATOR has 2 senses:

1. a person who specializes in interior decorationplay

2. someone who decoratesplay

  Familiarity information: DECORATOR used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DECORATOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who specializes in interior decoration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

decorator; house decorator; interior decorator; room decorator

Hypernyms ("decorator" is a kind of...):

specialiser; specialist; specializer (an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who decorates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

decorator; ornamentalist

Hypernyms ("decorator" is a kind of...):

artist; creative person (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)

Derivation:

decorate (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)


 Context examples 


If you would rather stay in your current apartment or house, you can instead fix up your space with the help of an architect, a contractor, painters, repair men, or decorator.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you need to close on a house, hire a contractor or decorator, or make a decision on behalf of an elderly family member, do so on March 11, when Jupiter, currently in your home and family sector, will align with the Sun, currently in your sixth house of work-a-day projects and health matters.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)



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