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painter
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?pe?nt?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?pe?nt?/
- Rhymes: -e?nt?(?)
Etymology 1
From paint +? -er, influenced by Middle French paintre.
Noun
painter (plural painters)
- An artist who paints pictures.
- A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.
Derived terms
- painter's colic
- painter-stainer
Translations
Etymology 2
Probably from Middle French pendeur.
Noun
painter (plural painters)
- (obsolete) A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use. [14th-17th c.]
- (nautical) A rope connected to the bow of a boat, used to attach it to e.g. a jetty or another boat. [from 17th c.]
- 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows:
- "Shove that [fat, wicker luncheon-basket] under your feet," he observed to the Mole, as he passed it down into the boat. Then he untied the painter and took the sculls again.
- 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows:
Translations
Etymology 3
From a variation of panther, by mispronunciation.
Noun
painter (plural painters)
- (US) A mountain lion.
- 1893, James Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer:
- I have fou't most of the creatur's of the forest, such as bears, wolves, painters and catamounts, but this is the beginning with the red-skins.
- 1893, James Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer:
Anagrams
- Parenti, apterin, pertain, pine tar, repaint, terapin
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painting
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pe?n.t??/
- Rhymes: -e?nt??
Verb
painting
- present participle of paint
Noun
painting (countable and uncountable, plural paintings)
- (countable) An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
- "My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects; […]."
- (uncountable) The action of applying paint to a surface.
- (uncountable) The same activity as an art form.
Synonyms
The same activity as an art form
- third art
Derived terms
- cave painting
- oil painting
Related terms
- painter
Translations
Anagrams
- patining
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