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.
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(British) Painter and wallpaperer of buildings.
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