embellisher
embellisher — noun
1. someone who adds decorative or exaggerated details to an object, story, or accou
someone who adds decorative or exaggerated details to an object, story, or account to make it more attractive or interesting
Nikhil is a skilled embellisher of furniture, carving roses and vines into plain cabinet doors.
embellisher of [object]: physical decoration pattern
Folake worked as an embellisher in Lagos, hand-sewing beads onto bridal gowns.
worked as an embellisher: job title usage
Paul, an incorrigible embellisher, turned a missed bus into a kidnapping drama.
The manuscript's anonymous embellisher added illuminated letters and gold leaf to every chapter heading.
Gabriel called himself a CV embellisher, though his employer saw it as outright fraud.
- decorator
more common and specifically refers to visual or physical adornment
- embroiderer
shares the double meaning — literal needlework and metaphorical story exaggeration
- exaggerator
only covers the narrative sense; no physical-decoration meaning
- minimalist
favours simplicity and avoids decorative additions
- purist
insists on the plain, unadorned version of something
用法筆記
Rarer than the verb 'embellish'; often carries a disapproving tone when referring to someone who exaggerates stories or falsifies records.