dec·o·ra·tor
ˈde-kə-ˌrā-tər 
: one that decorates
especially
: one that designs or executes interiors and their furnishings
: 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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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The interiors avoid the usual ethnic-luxe clichés, instead deploying Vietnamese artifacts and textiles that suggest decades of careful collection rather than decorator's orders.
—Paul Jebara, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The [Light touch from a decorator?] is not a tap, but an ACCENT LAMP.
—Deb Amlen, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Raised in Atlanta by her decorator mother, Collins has an appreciation for classic design and architecture and a keen ability to make traditional style feel fresh.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
While everyone’s seen images of the devastation, no photographers have captured the sadness quite as well as Sunny Mills, a set decorator who lost her home in the fire.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The interiors avoid the usual ethnic-luxe clichés, instead deploying Vietnamese artifacts and textiles that suggest decades of careful collection rather than decorator's orders.
—Paul Jebara, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The [Light touch from a decorator?] is not a tap, but an ACCENT LAMP.
—Deb Amlen, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Raised in Atlanta by her decorator mother, Collins has an appreciation for classic design and architecture and a keen ability to make traditional style feel fresh.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Decorator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decorator. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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