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restorer

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re·store  (r-stôr, -str)
tr.v. re·stored, re·stor·ing, re·stores
1. To bring back into existence or use; reestablish: restore law and order.
2. To bring back to an original condition: restore a building. See Synonyms at revive.
3. To put (someone) back in a former position: restore the emperor to the throne.
4. To make restitution of; give back: restore the stolen funds.

[Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurre; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

re·storer n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.restorerrestorer - a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
Translations

restorer [rɪˈstɔːrəʳ] n (ART etc) → restaurador(a) m/f
restorer [rɪˈstɔːrəʳ] n (Art etc) → restaurateur/trice (d'œuvres d'art)
restorer [rɪˈstɔːrəʳ] restore n (Art etc) → Restaurator(in) m(f)
restorer [rɪsˈtɔːrəʳ] n (ART etc) → restauratore/trice


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Finally, he was discovered by the military governor of the province of Ssuch`uan, who applied on his behalf for the post of Restorer of Ancient Monuments in the district, the one congenial appointment of his life.
A great noise was suddenly heard at the extremity of the gallery, -- it was General Monk, who entered, followed by more than twenty officers, all eager for a smile, as only the evening before he was master of all England, and a glorious morrow was looked to, for the restorer of the Stuart family.
Who on earth but Poirot would have thought of a trial for murder as a restorer of conjugal happiness!
 
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