decorator

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noun

dec·​o·​ra·​tor ˈde-kə-ˌrā-tər How to pronounce decorator (audio)
: one that decorates
especially : one that designs or executes interiors and their furnishings

decorator

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adjective

: suitable for interior decoration
decorator fabrics

Examples of decorator in a Sentence

Noun They hired a decorator to redesign their dining room.
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Noun
At the time, Maud tapped Robert Kline—decorator to King Charles III—to redesign the interiors of the house, which is reported to have cost £6 million (about $7.3 million). Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2025 The results offer a glimpse into the preferences and habits of holiday decorators across generations and geographic regions; and while spending habits over the holiday season can differ each year, Creative Fabrica's study shows that many Americans' are still DIY-ing their holiday decor. Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 It was announced that Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things, which took home several Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards, including for production design to Hungarian set decorator Zsuzsa Mihalek, was awarded the best international feature made in Hungary. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, Virginia Senior homes and features editor Betsy Cribb Watson intends to check this decorator’s paradise off her bucket list in 2025. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for decorator 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1755, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of decorator was circa 1755

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“Decorator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decorator. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

decorator

noun
dec·​o·​ra·​tor
ˈdek-ə-ˌrāt-ər
: one that decorates
especially : a person who decorates the interiors of buildings

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