decorator
In British English, a decorator is primarily a tradesperson who paints and wallpapers buildings -- equivalent to what Americans call a painter.
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Wilton Decorator Preferred Cake Decorating Set, 48-Piece #cupcakes #brownies #pipingbags #bakingkit #cakes #pastries
🎂 Mariette Lisk, a cake decorator at the Boone Food Lion, was recognized last week for 40 years of service. She was among more than 400 Food Lion associates honored at the company's annual Service Awards ceremony in…
We didn't hire a DECORATOR or a REMODELER, Donnie. You are supposed to be a PRESIDENT. ACT LIKE IT.
In today's episode we look at a potential complication of using the Decorator pattern, and discuss how to resolve it by enforcing Command/Query Separation. https://graceful.dev/courses/tapastry/modules/2014/topic/epis…
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In British English, a decorator is primarily a tradesperson who paints and wallpapers buildings -- equivalent to what Americans call a painter. The term rarely refers to interior decorators in the US sense. In tech contexts, decorator also refers to a design pattern or Python syntax feature that wraps a function. The dual usage can cause confusion in mixed UK-tech conversations.
The decorator finished the living room in two days, but the smell of fresh paint lingered all week.
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In everyday British English, a decorator is the person you call when your walls need a fresh coat — they paint interiors, hang wallpaper, and generally spruce up rooms for a living. In tech circles, a decorator is also a design pattern (and a Python feature) that wraps a function to modify its behaviour. The word neatly spans the domestic and the digital.
The decorator finished the living room in two days and left the place looking brand new.
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Someone who decorates.
“Wilton Decorator Preferred Cake Decorating Set, 48-Piece #cupcakes #brownies #pipingbags #bakingkit #cakes #pastries”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(British) Painter and wallpaperer of buildings.
“🎂 Mariette Lisk, a cake decorator at the Boone Food Lion, was recognized last week for 40 years of service. She was among more than 400 Food Lion associates honored at the company's annual Service Awards ceremony in Salisbury — a record class. wataugaonline.com/boone-food-l...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We didn't hire a DECORATOR or a REMODELER, Donnie. You are supposed to be a PRESIDENT. ACT LIKE IT.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“In today's episode we look at a potential complication of using the Decorator pattern, and discuss how to resolve it by enforcing Command/Query Separation. https://graceful.dev/courses/tapastry/modules/2014/topic/episode-198-decorator-transparency/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“decorator-obsessed programmer voice”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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