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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024paint•er /ˈpeɪntɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one who paints pictures:That painter does landscapes.
one who paints houses, rooms, etc.:The painters came and redid the walls. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024paint•er1 (pān′tər),USA pronunciation n. - an artist who paints pictures.
- a person who coats walls or other surfaces with paint, esp. as an occupation.
- Astronomy(cap.) Astron. the constellation Pictor.
- Anglo-French peintour
- 1300–50; paint + er1; replacing Middle English peyntour
- Nautical, Naval Termsa rope, usually at the bow, for fastening a boat to a ship, stake, etc.
- Middle French pentoir, variant of pendoir rope, cord for hanging things on. See pend, -er2
- Middle English peyntour, probably 1300–50
- Mammalscougar.
- variant of panther 1755–65, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: painter /ˈpeɪntə/ n - a person who paints surfaces as a trade
- an artist who paints pictures
painter /ˈpeɪntə/ n - a line attached to the bow of a boat for tying it up
Etymology: 15th Century: probably from Old French penteur strong rope |