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painter

/ˈpeɪntə/ noun

In Latin: pictor, pictrix Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about painter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. An artist who paints.
  2. A worker who is employed to cover objects with paint.
  3. A line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing).

Origin

Inherited from Middle English peyntour, from Old French peintor, equivalent to paint + -er.

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