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# decorator

noun (decorator, decorators)

«decorator» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (UK) A person whose job is painting and wallpapering rooms and houses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decorator/#m1)
2. Someone who decorates things, like a cake decorator or interior decorator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decorator/#m2)
3. (computing) A special code feature that adds behaviour to a function (in languages like Python). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decorator/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, a painter and decorator paints walls. In art and cooking, a cake decorator makes cakes beautiful. In computing lessons, decorators appear in Python code.

### Examples

- We hired a decorator to paint the living room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decorator/#x1)
- The painter and decorator wallpapered my bedroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decorator/#x2)
- She works as a cake decorator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decorator/#x3)
- Interior decorators choose furniture and colours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decorator/#x4)
- The decorator covered the floor with sheets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decorator/#x5)
- Christmas decorators hung lights everywhere. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decorator/#x6)

### Note

From «decorate» plus «-or». Spelled -or, not -er.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «decorator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decorator/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«decorator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/decorator.html) on Mova free.