decorator

[dek-uh-rey-ter] Origin

dec·o·ra·tor

[dek-uh-rey-ter]
noun
2.
a person who decorates.
adjective
3.
harmonizing with or suitable for a scheme of interior decoration: appliances in decorator colors.

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Decorator is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1745–55; decorate + -or2
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decorator (ˈdɛkəˌreɪtə)
 
n
1.  (Brit) a person whose profession is the painting and wallpapering of buildings
2.  a person who decorates
3.  See interior decorator

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decorator
1755, agent noun in Latin form from decorate
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