restorer
/rɪˈstɔːrə
/noun
1A person who repairs or renovates a building, work of art, etc. so as to return it to its original condition: an accomplished restorer of old furniture the museum’s art restorers...
- The sculpture, a symbol of creativity, is a tribute to the artist's mother, who was a restorer of tapestries.
- Entry to the profession requires an arts degree, followed by a postgraduate course or an apprenticeship with a restorer.
- A self-taught boat restorer, he doesn't own a boat.
1.1A person who brings back or re-establishes a previous right, practice, or situation: the military’s attempts to present themselves as restorers of law and order...
- The king was anxious to appear as the serene restorer of order after the domestic chaos of mid-century.
- His claim to Samian fame was that he was a political saviour and restorer.
- The queen was Deborah the judge, restorer of the house of Israel.
1.2Something that returns a person or thing to a former condition: a hair restorer sleep is a great restorer of the exhausted nerves...
- Remember that nature is your great restorer.
- By day, this is a Valhalla of the city's founding families, but by night, you'd better bring your nerve restorer—it's scary.
- To clean wood cabinets, I love the orange-oil wood cleaner and the 'Feed-N-Wax' wood restorer and conditioner.