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renovator

renovator

1 4.2
A person who fixes and improves old houses, rooms, or furniture
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛnəˌveɪtər/
translation icon : renovador
  • This rule would not necessarily require the renovator to provide clearance if the dust wipe samples indicated a hazard.
  • require a renovator

Examples

  • When selecting a renovator, it's important to check their previous work and client reviews.

  • Lewis is a home renovator and interior decorator.

    Blog text (19)
  • Require renovators to do dust wipe sampling after completion of work that involves any of the following: use of a heat gun, removal or replacement.

    Academic text (2009)
  • And so the renovators came along and put little Gables on on the on the shopping mall so that each, each little shop in the mall now has a Gable.

  • Further testing and research into the site's history will tell more, but for now it seemed the renovators would need only to replace the soil at select spots and add more compost to keep the garden at Lucerne and Balsam safe for growing by any measure.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The experienced renovator transformed the old warehouse into a modern living space.

  • A skilled renovator can breathe new life into antique furniture with careful restoration techniques.

Synonyms

restorer
vsrenovator
6 5.0

A skilled person who repairs old buildings, paintings or furniture to look like new

focuses more on general repair or improvement rather than exact original state
remodeler
vsrenovator
  • US
1 3.5

A person or company that fixes and improves houses

focuses on returning items to good or original condition rather than redesigning spaces
restorationist
vsrenovator
  • Specialized
7.0

A person who repairs old things like paintings or buildings to make them look like new

covers repair to original state but also general refurbishing and updating

Antonyms

39 5.5

A person or thing that causes great damage

A person or machine that destroys buildings to clear land

How Skilled

specialist
352 3.9
restorer
6 5.0
renovator
1 4.2
repairer
1 3.0
handyman
50 2.7
helper
79 1.0

Surface Forms

renovator singular
renovators plural

Morphology

renovator = renovate (transparent) = renovate + or

The agentive '-or' added to the verb 'renovate' clearly yields 'a person who renovates'.

Etymology

The word renovator comes from the parts re- 'again' and novare 'make new'. So a renovator is someone who 'makes things new again', which fits the job of fixing houses or old furniture.