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painter

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[peyn-ter]

noun

  1. an artist who paints pictures.

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

  3. Astronomy.Painter, the constellation Pictor.



painter

2

[peyn-ter]

noun

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

painter

3

[peyn-ter]

noun

  1. cougar.

painter

1

/ ˈɪԳə /

noun

  1. a person who paints surfaces as a trade

  2. an artist who paints pictures

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

painter

2

/ ˈɪԳə /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of painter1

C15: probably from Old French penteur strong rope
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He added the painting represents Turner, famed as a watercolourist, as a teenage artist with "ambition and skill" in his early experiments an oil painter.

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The Hammer Museum presents the first United States institutional survey of figurative painter Noah Davis, highlighting his perceptive blend of realism and dreamlike imagery.

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In one example, he replaced two artworks by a Quebec painter with a portrait of the Queen.

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Old Spice spokesman, high-end furniture designer, accomplished painter and author of a memoir.

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In this as-told-to interview, the L.A. native discusses creating “Hard Boiled”and the way caring for her body has become a part of her practice as a painter.

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