painter

paint·er ¹  (pntr)

n.

One who paints, either as an artist or worker.

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pain·ter ²  (pntr)

n.

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

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[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.]

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painter ¹

Noun

1. an artist who paints pictures

2. a person who paints surfaces of buildings as a trade

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painter ²

Noun

a rope attached to the bow of a boat for tying it up [probably from Old French penteur strong rope]

Thesaurus

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

Translations

painter [ˈpeɪntəʳ] n → pintor(a) m/f

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painter [ˈpeɪntəʳ] paint n → peintre m

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painter [ˈpeɪntəʳ] paint n (artist) → Maler(in) m(f) (= decorator); Anstreicher(in) m(f)

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painter [ˈpeɪntəʳ] n (= artist) → pittore m (= decorator); imbianchino