house painter

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noun

a person whose occupation is painting houses.

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Origin of house painter

First recorded in 1680–90

Words nearby house painter

house of prostitution, House of Representatives, house of study, House of the People, house organ, house painter, houseparent, house party, houseperson, housephone, house physician

How to use house painter in a sentence

I felt sorry for him, thinking he was a house painter, you know?
David Lynch's Twisted Art|Peter Owen Nelson|September 16, 2009|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.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories|John Galsworthy
“We could not stand his being treated like a common house-painter and upholsterer,” added Vera.
Modern Broods|Charlotte Mary Yonge
Mr. Kirby, a most estimable man, was originally a house-painter at Ipswich.
Haunted London|Walter Thornbury

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.'
Uncle Max|Rosa Nouchette Carey
On our way to the station we met a house-painter: he looked rather dubiously at Eric.
Uncle Max|Rosa Nouchette Carey