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painter
noun
a
person
who
creates
pictures
using
paint
•
The
young
painter
set
up
her
easel
by
the
river
to
capture
the
sunrise
.
The
young
painter
set
up
her
easel
by
the
river
to
capture
the
sunrise
.
•
At
the
museum
,
a
famous
painter
discussed
her
new
exhibition
with
curious
visitors
.
At
the
museum
,
a
famous
painter
discussed
her
new
exhibition
with
curious
visitors
.
From
Middle
English
payntour
,
from
Anglo-French
peintour
,
from
Old
French
peinteur
,
from
Latin
pictor
"
painter
,
artist
".
noun
a
worker
whose
job
is
to
apply
paint
to
buildings
,
rooms
,
or
other
structures
•
We
hired
a
professional
painter
to
refresh
the
walls
before
moving
in
.
We
hired
a
professional
painter
to
refresh
the
walls
before
moving
in
.
•
The
painters
finished
the
office
overnight
so
work
could
resume
in
the
morning
.
The
painters
finished
the
office
overnight
so
work
could
resume
in
the
morning
.
Extension
of
sense
“
artist
”
to
craftsperson
who
applies
paint
to
surfaces
,
first
recorded
in
the
17th
century
.
noun
a
strong
rope
attached
to
the
front
of
a
small
boat
,
used
for
tying
it
up
or
for
towing
•
Before
going
ashore
,
he
secured
the
dinghy
’
s
painter
to
a
sturdy
tree
trunk
.
Before
going
ashore
,
he
secured
the
dinghy
’
s
painter
to
a
sturdy
tree
trunk
.
•
The
canoe
drifted
away
because
its
painter
snapped
in
the
current
.
The
canoe
drifted
away
because
its
painter
snapped
in
the
current
.
Probably
from
the
French
word
‘
pendoir
’ (“
hanger
”),
related
to
‘
pendre
’ (“
to
hang
”).
noun
(
dialect
,
US
)
a
cougar
or
puma
,
a
large
wild
cat
of
North
and
South
America
•
Old-timers
claimed
they
saw
a
painter
stalking
deer
near
the
ridge
last
winter
.
Old-timers
claimed
they
saw
a
painter
stalking
deer
near
the
ridge
last
winter
.
•
The
legend
says
a
roaring
painter
once
chased
settlers
across
these
hills
.
The
legend
says
a
roaring
painter
once
chased
settlers
across
these
hills
.
A
regional
pronunciation
and
alteration
of
‘
panther
’,
recorded
in
Appalachian
English
since
the
18th
century
.