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restorer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɔːɹə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 S T AO1 R ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Something or someone that restores.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text Inside its exhibit hall, behind panes of glass, in a white-lit lab, a team of restorers works on an ancient Byzantine floor: 44 square yards of stone shards rescued from Lot’s Cave Monastery.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: refinisher, renovator, preserver

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman

History

Etymology

From restore + -er.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: реставратор (restavrator) — one who restores
  • Catalan: restaurador — one who restores
  • German: Restaurator — one who restores
  • Greek: ανορθωτής (anorthotís) — one who restores
  • Irish: aiseagthóir — one who restores
  • Latin: reductor — one who restores
  • Spanish: restaurador — one who restores