painter

paint·er¹ (p

One who paints, either as an artist or worker.

pain·ter² (p

A rope attached to the bow of a boat, used for tying up, as when docking or towing.

[Middle English peintour, probably from Old French pentoir, strong rope, from pendre, to hang, from Vulgar Latin *pendere, from Latin pendre; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

pain·ter³ (p

n. Chiefly Upper Southern U.S.

See mountain lion.

[Alteration of panther.]

painter¹

1. a person who paints surfaces as a trade

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an artist who paints pictures

painter²

(Transport / Nautical Terms) a line attached to the bow of a boat for tying it up

[probably from Old French penteur strong rope]

painter

paysagist - A painter of landscapes.
pointillist - A painter who creates separate dots of pure color instead of mixed pigments; the pronunciation is PWAHN-tuhl-ist.
pictorial - First meant "pertaining to a painter or painting," as it derives from Latin pictor, "painter."
picturesque - Based on Italian pittore, "painter," its original meaning was "in the style of a painter."

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	painter - an artist who paints abstract artist, abstractionist - a painter of abstract pictures artist, creative person - a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination colorist - a painter able to achieve special effects with color cubist - an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism dauber - an unskilled painter distortionist - a painter who introduces distortions Fauve, fauvist - a member of a group of French painters who followed fauvism genre painter - a painter of scenes from everyday life impressionist - a painter who follows the theories of Impressionism landscapist - someone who paints landscapes miniaturist - someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail muralist - a painter of murals oil painter - a painter who uses oil paints old master - a great European painter prior to 19th century pointillist - a painter who uses the technique of pointillism limner, portrait painter, portraitist, portrayer - a painter or drawer of portraits Post-impressionist, Postimpressionist - an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against Impressionism realist - a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style scene painter, scenic artist - an artist specializing in scenic subjects watercolorist, watercolourist - a painter who paints with watercolors
	2.	painter - a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint finisher - a painter who applies a finishing coat house painter - a painter of houses a similar buildings letterer - a painter of letters scene painter - a painter of theatrical scenery sign painter - someone who paints signs and billboards etc. skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills stippler - a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect)
	3.	painter - a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing) boat - a small vessel for travel on water line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"
	4.	painter - large American feline resembling a lion cougar, Felis concolor, mountain lion, puma, catamount, panther Felis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats wildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild

painter

noun

Quotations
"To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society" [Man Ray Self-Portrait]

Translations

painter¹ [ˈpeɪntəʳ] N (Art) → pintor(a) m/f; (= decorator) → pintor(a) m/f de brocha gorda

painter² [ˈpeɪntəʳ] N (Naut) → amarra f
to cut the painter (lit) → cortar las amarras (fig) → independizarse

painter [ˈpeɪntə^r] n

(= artist) → peintre mf

(also house painter) → peintre mf, peintre mf en bâtiment painter and decorator
painter and decorator n → architecte mf d'intérieur

painter¹

n (Art) → Maler(in) m(f); (= decorator also) → Anstreicher(in) m(f)

painter²

n (Naut) → Fangleine f

painter¹ [ˈpeɪntəʳ] n (Art) → pittore/trice; (decorator) → imbianchino/a

painter² [ˈpeɪntəʳ] n (Naut) → fune f d'ormeggio

painter → رسام, مُزَخْرَف malíř, malíř pokojů dekoratør, maler Maler διακοσμητής, ζωγράφος decorador, pintor maalari, somistaja décorateur, peintre dekorater, slikar decoratore, pittore 室内装飾家, 画家 장식자, 화가 huisschilder, schilder dekoratør, maler dekorator, malarz decorador, pintor декоратор, маляр målare จิตรกร, ช่างตกแต่ง dekoratör, ressam hoạ sỹ, người trang trí 画家, 装饰者

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