painter

Definitions


[ˈpeɪntə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an artist who paints pictures
(e.g: a German landscape painter)

- a person whose job is painting buildings
(e.g: a self-employed painter and decorator)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French peintour, based on Latin pictor, from the verb pingere ‘to paint’


[ˈpeɪntə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a rope attached to the bow of a boat for tying it to a quay


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: of uncertain origin; compare with Old French pentoir ‘something from which to hang things’


[ˈpeɪntə], (Noun)

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Origin:
mid 18th century: variant spelling of panther




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