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redecorator

redecorator

1 3.4
A person who changes the look of rooms or buildings
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˈdɛkəreɪtər/
translation icon : decorador
  • After hiring a redecorator, the old office was updated with vibrant colors and new décor.

Examples

  • As a skilled redecorator, she specialized in creating modern spaces that reflect her clients' tastes.

  • Neva, she concluded with satisfaction, would find this gazebo redecorator frivolous.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The redecorator transformed the living room with fresh paint and stylish new furniture.

Synonyms

decorator
vsredecorator
46 3.5

A person who plans and decorates the inside of buildings

focuses specifically on changing an existing appearance or style
designer
vsredecorator
43 3.7

A person who plans and decorates the inside of buildings

is a narrower task mainly about changing appearance or style
interior designer
vsredecorator
17 3.3

A person who plans and decorates the inside of buildings

focuses on changing look and style rather than full structural planning
interior decorator
vsredecorator
9 3.4

A person who plans and chooses the colors, furniture, and fabrics for the inside of a home or office

is more about altering an existing style than initial setup
room decorator
vsredecorator
3.6

A person who arranges furniture, colours, and things to make rooms look nice and work well

works across rooms and buildings rather than only single rooms
house decorator
vsredecorator
3.3

A person who plans and arranges a home's rooms and furniture

applies to rooms and buildings more broadly, not only houses

How Skilled

redecorator
1 3.4
painter
47 1.0
handyman
50 2.7

Surface Forms

redecorator singular
redecorators plural

Morphology

redecorator = redecorate (transparent) = re + decor + ate + or

This is a standard agentive noun formed from the verb 'redecorate' meaning a person who redecorates.

Etymology

Redecorator comes from re- meaning 'again' and decorate meaning 'to make beautiful or add style'. So a redecorator is someone who 'decorates again' or changes the look of rooms to give them a fresh, new style.