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Painter Works Noun ˈpeɪntə(R ˈpeɪntər Decorator Famous Portrait/Landscape

Word3 painter
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈpeɪntə(r)/ /ˈpeɪntər/
Example
  • he works as a painter and decorator.
  • a famous painter
  • a portrait/landscape painter
  • she quickly established a reputation as a painter of portraits.
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painter

(noun)/ˈpeɪntə(r)/ /ˈpeɪntər/
  1. a person whose job is painting buildings, walls, etc.
    • He works as a painter and decorator.
  2. an artist who paints pictures
    • a famous painter
    • a portrait/landscape painter
    • She quickly established a reputation as a painter of portraits.

    Extra Examples

    • Rudolf II's court painter
    • an exhibition of works by contemporary painters
    • some of the great painters of the last century
    • the Dutch master painter Jan Vermeer
    • Chardin was a gifted still-life painter.
  3. a rope fastened to the front of a boat, used for tying it to a post, ship, etc.
  4. Word Origin

    • senses 1 to 2 Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French peintour, based on Latin pictor, from the verb pingere ‘to paint’.
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