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decorator

American  
[dek-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdɛk əˌreɪ tər /

noun

  1. interior designer.

  2. a person who decorates.

adjective

  1. harmonizing with or suitable for a scheme of interior decoration.

    appliances in decorator colors.
decorator British  
/ ˈdɛkəˌreɪtə /

noun

  1. a person whose profession is the painting and wallpapering of buildings

  2. a person who decorates

  3. See interior decorator

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of decorator

First recorded in 1745–55; decorate + -or 2

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

"I feel the safest I've ever been," said Liberty Mini, a 33-year-old interior decorator originally from Burundi, who has lived in Lagos for three years.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

The actress was thrilled when her decorator suggested keeping some of the same antique furnishings in the property.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025

Such ubiquity means that for decades the BBC has served as the interior decorator arranging Britons’ mental furniture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

"Our apartments are identical in layout, but mine looks so different. You must come see what I've done with it. I'm a decorator, you know. Three bedrooms do seem rather spacious for a single woman."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

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