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decorator|ˈdɛkəreɪtə(r)| [agent-n. in L. form from decorāre to decorate: see -or. In F. décorateur (c 1600 in Hatzf.).] One who decorates; spec. one who professionally decorates houses, public buildings, etc., with ornamental painting, plaster-work, gilding, and the like.
1755in Johnson. 1787Sir J. Hawkins Life Johnson Wks. I. 373 note, James and Kent were mere decorators. 1836–9Dickens Sk. Boz (1850) 154/1 The ornamental painter and decorator's journeyman. 1885Law Reports 14 Q. Bench Div. 600 They carried on..the business of upholsterers, house painters, and decorators. |