"set dresser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: set dressers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} set dresser (plural set dressers)
  1. (theater, film, television) A person who prepares the set with props and furniture to give it the correct appearance and to make sure that each item is in the correct position for each performance. Related terms: set dressing Coordinate_terms: art director, dresser, property master

Inflected forms

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