house painter

noun

1. a person whose occupation is painting houses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of house painter¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

I felt sorry for him, thinking he was a house painter, you know?

From The Daily Beast

I had still three of the gulden that Luigi gave me, and I went to a house-painter and got work with him.

From Project Gutenberg

“We could not stand his being treated like a common house-painter and upholsterer,” added Vera.

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Mr. Kirby, a most estimable man, was originally a house-painter at Ipswich.

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I took a third-class ticket up to London, and on my way fell in with a house-painter, who gave me lodging for a few nights.'

From Project Gutenberg

On our way to the station we met a house-painter: he looked rather dubiously at Eric.

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