painter

[ peyn-ter ]

/ ˈpeɪn tər /

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noun

an artist who paints pictures.

a person who coats walls or other surfaces with paint, especially as an occupation.

Painter, Astronomy. the constellation Pictor.

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Origin of painter

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English peyntour, pentour, paint(o)ur, from Anglo-French peint(o)ur, from unattested Vulgar Latin pinctor, from Latin pictor (noun derivative of pingere paint + -or²); see -er¹

Words nearby painter

painted snipe, painted tongue, painted trillium, painted turtle, painted woman, painter, painterly, painter's colic, paint horse, painting, paint oneself into a corner

Other definitions for painter (2 of 3)

painter²

[ peyn-ter ]

/ ˈpeɪn tər /

noun

a rope, usually at the bow, for fastening a boat to a ship, stake, etc.

Origin of painter

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English peyntour, pentre, probably from Middle French pentoir, variant of pendoir “rope, cord for hanging things on,” from Old French pentoir, penteur; see origin at pend, -er²

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painter³

[ peyn-ter ]

/ ˈpeɪn tər /

noun

cougar (def. 1).

Origin of painter

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65; variant of panther

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How to use painter in a sentence

He named most of his 17 children after famous painters, including Rembrandt, Rubens, and Titian.
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A painter might scan a painting, for instance, or a musician might record a song.
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Heinsohn had a successful insurance business for several years and was also a skilled painter, primarily of landscape scenes.
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Nomadica sources its wines from boutique winemakers, packaging them in chic cans with limited-edition art from independent illustrators, painters, sculptors, photographers, and street artists.
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The night sky is covered in thick brushstrokes from the background painters, and the kids mostly dress as ghosts in a way that almost lets them seem to float through that night in the animated landscape.
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According to some rumors, Goya was once on staff before his fame as a Spanish painter.
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Court painter to the Spanish Crown, he is perhaps best known for his harrowing Disasters of War series.
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And Pope Alexander VI had the painter Pinturicchio disguise his mistress as the Virgin Mary in one fresco.
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The man who was to be the most successful painter of all time was now being linked to the most famous art theft in history.
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In May he attended the inauguration of a museum to house the works of the Ecuadorian painter Santiago Carbonell in Querétaro.
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About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
In 1856 she married Mesdag, who, rather late in life decided to follow the career of a painter.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
Daughter of Gustav Graf and wife of the portrait painter, Lepsius.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
John Wilson, a celebrated landscape and marine painter, died at Folkstone, aged 81.
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Providence, interposing, made him a painter, and the gaiety of nations has been increased by the possession of some storks.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various

British Dictionary definitions for painter (1 of 2)

painter¹

/ (ˈpeɪntə) /

noun

a person who paints surfaces as a trade

an artist who paints pictures

British Dictionary definitions for painter (2 of 2)

painter²

/ (ˈpeɪntə) /

noun

a line attached to the bow of a boat for tying it up

Word Origin for painter

C15: probably from Old French penteur strong rope

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