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painter

1

[ peyn-ter ]

noun

  1. an artist who paints pictures.
  2. a person who coats walls or other surfaces with paint, especially as an occupation.
  3. Painter, Astronomy. the constellation Pictor.


painter

2

[ peyn-ter ]

noun

  1. a rope, usually at the bow, for fastening a boat to a ship, stake, etc.

painter

3

[ peyn-ter ]

painter

1

/ ˈɪԳə /

noun

  1. a person who paints surfaces as a trade
  2. an artist who paints pictures
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

painter

2

/ ˈɪԳə /

noun

  1. a line attached to the bow of a boat for tying it up
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of painter1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English peyntour, pentour, paint(o)ur, from Anglo-French peint(o)ur, from unattested Vulgar Latin pinctor, from Latin pictor (noun derivative of pingere paint ( def ) + -or 2( def ) ); -er 1( def )

Origin of painter2

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English peyntour, pentre, probably from Middle French pentoir, variant of pendoir “rope, cord for hanging things on,” from Old French pentoir, penteur; pend, -er 2

Origin of painter3

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65; variant of panther
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Word History and Origins

Origin of painter1

C15: probably from Old French penteur strong rope
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It is believed to be one of the earliest sales of the Stretford-born painter's works.

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Tsereteli was also a painter - notably of flowers - and an architect who took a key role in reconstructing Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

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The painter said she was forever in awe of how women supported other women in times of crisis, and she described how her work paid "homage" to their "strength and grace".

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But the beatific, charismatic painter, who developed a rock-star following, was not all that he seemed.

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At his inauguration ball, a "worship painter" even replicated Trump's image while the crowd sang "amen" over and over, underscoring this shift in the de facto theology of these "Christians."

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