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🖼️ A display worker 🤖 A machine for assembly
mounter

mounter

8.2
A person who puts pictures and jewels into frames or settings for display
  • noun
  • /ˈmaʊntər/
translation icon : montador
  • The mounter carefully arranged the artwork.

Examples

  • She found work as a mounter in a picture framing shop after finishing her apprenticeship.

  • Each mounter must have an eye for detail to ensure the artwork is properly displayed.

  • The mounter carefully set the diamond into its gold setting.

  • We hired a skilled mounter for the gallery.

  • The mounter carefully arranged the exquisite jewels in the display case.

  • As a skilled mounter, she transforms ordinary photographs into stunning wall art.

  • The mounter used special tools to securely fasten the painting to the frame.

Synonyms

hanger
vsmounter
14 2.9

A person who puts up pictures, curtains, or stage backdrops

is more skilled and attaches varied items for display or specific use
tacker
vsmounter
9.3

A worker who fastens parts together using tacks or spot welding

is focused on skilled preparation for display rather than only fastening

How Skilled

master
791 4.2
craftsman
39 2.8
mounter
8.2
trainee
50 2.4
novice
46 3.4

Surface Forms

mounter singular
mounters plural

Morphology

mounter = mount (transparent) = mount + er

Agentive '-er' added to the verb 'mount' yields a person who mounts; the derivation is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Mounter comes from the verb mount, which means 'to put or fix something in place' — the same idea as when you 'mount' a horse or 'mount' a picture — and the ending -er means 'one who does'. So a mounter is a person who puts pictures, jewels, or artwork into their proper place.