Definitions for painterˈpeɪn tər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
paint•erˈpeɪn tər(n.)
an artist who paints pictures.
a person who coats walls or other surfaces with paint, esp. as an occupation.
Origin of painter:
1300–50; ME peyntour < AF peintour; see paint , -or2, -er1
paint•erˈpeɪn tər(n.)
a rope, usu. at the bow, for fastening a boat to a ship, stake, etc.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Origin of painter:
1300–50; ME peyntour, prob. < MF pentoir, var. of pendoir rope, cord for hanging things on. See pend , -er2
paint•erˈpeɪn tər(n.)
Category: Mammals
Ref: cougar .
Origin of painter:
1755–65, Amer.; alter. of panther
Princeton's WordNet
painter(noun)
an artist who paints
painter(noun)
a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint
painter(noun)
a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing)
cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor(noun)
large American feline resembling a lion
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
painter(noun)ˈpeɪn tər
an artist who uses paint
great painters of the 20th century
painterˈpeɪn tər
sb who paints houses
a house painter
Wiktionary
painter(Noun)
An artist who paints pictures.
painter(Noun)
A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.
painter(Noun)
A rope connected to the bow of a boat, used to attach it to, e.g. a jetty or another boat.
painter(Noun)
A mountain lion, by mispronunciation of "panther".
Origin: influenced by paintre
Webster Dictionary
Painter(noun)
a rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything
Painter(noun)
the panther, or puma
Painter(noun)
one whose occupation is to paint
Painter(noun)
one who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint
Painter(noun)
an artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like
Translations for painter
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
painter(noun)
a person whose job is to put paint on things, especially walls, doors etc in houses
We employed a painter to paint the outside of the house.
- verwerAfrikaans
- دَهّانArabic
- бояджияBulgarian
- pintorPortuguese (BR)
- malíř (pokojů), natěračCzech
- der/die Anstreicher(in)German
- malerDanish
- μπογιατζήςGreek
- pintor (de brocha gorda)Spanish
- maalerEstonian
- نقاشFarsi
- maalariFinnish
- peintreFrench
- צַבָע, צַבָּעִיתHebrew
- रंग राजHindi
- ličilac, soboslikarCroatian
- szobafestőHungarian
- tukang catIndonesian
- (húsa)málariIcelandic
- pittore, imbianchinoItalian
- ペンキ屋Japanese
- 페인트 공Korean
- dažytojasLithuanian
- []krāsotājsLatvian
- pelukisMalay
- schilderDutch
- (hus)malerNorwegian
- malarzPolish
- نقاشPersian
- رنګوونكى، رنګمالPashto
- pintorPortuguese
- zugrav; vopsitorRomanian
- малярRussian
- maliar; natieračSlovak
- pleskarSlovenian
- molerSerbian
- målareSwedish
- ช่างทาสีThai
- boyacıTurkish
- 油漆工Chinese (Trad.)
- малярUkrainian
- پينٹر، روغن کرنے والاUrdu
- thợ sơnVietnamese
- 漆工Chinese (Simp.)
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