PAINTER Definition & Meaning

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painter

[ peyn-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

painter

[ peyn-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

painter

[ peyn-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

cougar ( def 1 ).

painter

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noun

a person who paints surfaces as a trade
an artist who paints pictures

painter

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noun

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of painter¹

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 ( def ) + -or ²( def ) ); -er ¹( def )

Origin of painter²

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; pend, -er ²

Origin of painter³

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of painter¹

C15: probably from Old French penteur strong rope

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Example Sentences

The suspected serial swastika spray painter has a history of parole violations, court records show.

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He also opened Kamp Kilmer, an artistic collective in Hollywood that provided space and company for poets, painters, musicians and filmmakers.

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A forgotten oil-on-canvas masterpiece by Indian painter MF Husain, rediscovered decades later, has rewritten the record books for Indian art.

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The footage showed Terriquez buying gloves and a type of hooded mask that painters use.

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An Exeter University art historian has solved the 70-year mystery over the theft of an original oil sketch, by Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck, from a stately home in Northamptonshire.

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