painter
1an artist who paints pictures.
a person who coats walls or other surfaces with paint, especially as an occupation.
Painter, Astronomy. the constellation Pictor.
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1Other definitions for painter (2 of 3)
a rope, usually at the bow, for fastening a boat to a ship, stake, etc.
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2Other definitions for painter (3 of 3)
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How to use painter in a sentence
He observed that they “seem to cut their characters out with hatchets and to color them with the brushes of house-painters.”
How did one of the best-known painters of all time become a prime suspect?
7 Must-Read Stories about Mexican Cartels, Kansas City and Picasso: The Best of The Beast | William Boot | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe painters he follows on social media use figures to represent allegories.
The painters and sculptors who pop up in the collection—does their work come from putting these ideas into your writing instead?
Some nights they have concerts for musicians without a permit, and they also arrange shows for painters and photographers.
Eustache le Sueur died; one of the best French historical painters of his time.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe acts placed a duty (an external tax) upon glass, paper, painters' colors, white lead and tea.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThe house was being remodeled entirely, after Mr. Cordyce's own plans, and everywhere were carpenters, painters and decorators.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerAmong the greatest of painters there have always been men who painted smoothly and men who painted roughly.
The Painter in Oil | Daniel Burleigh ParkhurstSome of these basins in the heart of old Paris would have offered precious scenes and tones of color to painters.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for painter (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpeɪntə) /
a person who paints surfaces as a trade
an artist who paints pictures
British Dictionary definitions for painter (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpeɪntə) /
a line attached to the bow of a boat for tying it up
Origin of painter
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