painter
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
to paint + -er, influenced by Middle French paintre
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈpeɪntə/, SAMPA: /"peInt@/
- (US) IPA: /ˈpeɪntɚ/, SAMPA: /"peInt@`/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪntə(r)
[edit] Noun
painter (plural painters)
- An artist who paints pictures.
- A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.
- (nautical) A rope connected to the bow of a boat, used to attach it to, e.g. a jetty or another boat.
- 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:
- A mountain lion, by mispronunciation of "panther".
[edit] Translations
artist
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laborer
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rope
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