refinisher
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- noun
- /ˌriːˈfɪnɪʃər/
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reacabador
- The skilled refinisher carefully restored the antique chair to its original beauty.
- furniture refinisher
Examples
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You can either DIY or use a mannequin refinisher, like Mannequin Recovery, who did this before and after project below.
Blog text (33) -
She could have been many things, all of them having something to do with taking care of others or using her hands: a nurse, a dentist, a carpenter, a potter, a refinisher of furniture, a restorer of antiquarian books.
Fiction book (1998) -
Hiring a refinisher can make your old furniture look brand new with the right techniques.
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After years of wear, the wooden cabinets needed a professional refinisher to apply a fresh coat of stain.
Synonyms
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A person who puts colour on walls, furniture, or buildings as a job
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A skilled person who repairs old buildings, paintings or furniture to look like new
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A person who fixes and improves old houses, rooms, or furniture
A person who puts a clear, shiny coat on wood to protect it
A person who repairs old things like paintings or buildings to make them look like new
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Refinisher comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the word finish meaning 'to make a final surface or complete something'. So a refinisher is someone who 'finishes again' — they restore or put a new surface on furniture or buildings.