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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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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 • Jan. 22, 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

Mr. Glass’s perhaps most inspired coup as a decorator was manifest just behind and above the couch where young Franny Glass was now sleeping.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

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