decorator

Everyday

1. (UK) A person whose job is painting and wallpapering rooms and houses. tree →
2. Someone who decorates things, like a cake decorator or interior decorator. tree →
3. (computing) A special code feature that adds behaviour to a function (in languages like Python). tree →

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 →
• The painter and decorator wallpapered my bedroom. tree →
• She works as a cake decorator. tree →
• Interior decorators choose furniture and colours. tree →
• The decorator covered the floor with sheets. tree →
• Christmas decorators hung lights everywhere. tree →

Note

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