house painter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of house painter
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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In 1835, an unemployed house painter named Richard Lawrence tried to assassinate President Jackson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Which famous artwork was stolen in 1911 by an Italian house painter named Vincenzo Peruggia?
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2024
Suspicion quickly fell on her husband of just six months, a house painter who also played lead guitar in a bar band.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2023
The youngest of eight children born to a house painter and a domestic worker living in Oxnard, Taylor likes to refer to himself as “Henry the Eighth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Lourdes has met someone, a house painter from Honduras, and they are moving in together.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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