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restorer

restorer

6 5.0
A skilled person who repairs old buildings, paintings or furniture to look like new
  • noun
  • /rɪˈstɔːrər/
translation icon : restaurador
  • The talented restorer carefully cleaned and repaired the old painting to bring it back to life.
  • restorers rebuilt walls

There is a a watch restorer on YouTube actually who took apart this Omega watch.

Examples

  • Meanwhile, restorers rigorously cleaned the facade, replaced the roof and decaying stonework, and rebuilt the front stairs.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Restorers from the Albanian Institute of Monuments removed decades of grime from the decorated surfaces.

    Academic text (2009)

  • As soon as we were settled in our apartment, though, we did visit the workshop of a restorer of old instruments.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The primary objectives of controlling water damage are well known to professional restorers and public health professionals.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Soon the world's top restorers arrived from Italy to rescue them from the floodwaters.

    Blog text (22)

  • Restorers have excavated and rebuilt several structures, adding monumental elements that may have never previously existed.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The Gabinete is no exception, but restorers were astonished when they found an entire room filled with frescoes.

    Academic text (2002)

  • For the next two years, Mexican archaeologist and restorer Agustín Villagra Caleti worked to save the delicate frescoes.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Every year, the museum hires a skilled restorer to maintain its valuable art collection.

  • The team of restorers worked meticulously to restore the historic building to its original glory.

Synonyms

conservator
vsrestorer
  • Specialized
5 7.5

A person who cares for and fixes paintings or old books in museums

is the active skilled work of returning items to their original state
renovator
vsrestorer
1 4.2

A person who fixes and improves old houses, rooms, or furniture

is the skilled return to original condition rather than general improvement
repairer
vsrestorer
1 3.0

A person who fixes broken things, often as a job

emphasizes skilled return to original form and condition rather than just fixing
refinisher
vsrestorer
1 7.6

A person who makes old wooden furniture look new by sanding and painting

is wider skilled work restoring whole items not only surface finishes
restorationist
vsrestorer
  • Specialized
7.0

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

is the same skilled role but is the more common general term
resurrectionist
vsrestorer
9.1

A person who brings back old things or ideas so people can use them again

focuses on skilled physical return to original condition rather than revival
reconstructor
vsrestorer
7.1

A person or tool that rebuilds things to look and work as before

is broader, covering careful skilled work on various object types
reconstructionist
vsrestorer
  • Specialized
8.4

A person who restores old buildings or objects to their former state

covers general skilled return to original condition not limited to history
recreator
vsrestorer
7.5

A person who makes something again by copying or restoring the original

focuses on skilled return to original condition rather than imitation creation

Antonyms

destroyer
39 5.5

A person or thing that causes great damage

How Skilled

conservator
  • Specialized
5 7.5
restorer
6 5.0
repairer
1 3.0

Surface Forms

restorer singular
restorers plural

Morphology

restorer = restore (transparent) = restore + er

Agentive suffix '-er' attached to the verb 'restore' yields 'person who restores', a direct and regular formation.

Etymology

Restorer comes from the Latin word restaurare, made from re- ('again') and a part meaning 'make new', so a restorer is someone who makes old paintings, furniture, or buildings 'new again'.