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paint⋅er
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[peyn-ter] 
–noun
| 1. | an artist who paints pictures. |
| 2. | a person who coats walls or other surfaces with paint, esp. as an occupation. |
| 3. | (initial capital letter ) Astronomy. the constellation Pictor. |
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| mountain lion n. Chiefly Western U.S. A large powerful wild cat (Felis concolor) of mountainous regions of the Western Hemisphere, having an unmarked tawny body. Also called catamount, mountain cat, panther, puma; also called regionally cougar, painter3. |
| paint·er 1 (pān'tər) n. One who paints, either as an artist or worker. |
| pain·ter 2 (pān'tər) n. A rope attached to the bow of a boat, used for tying up, as when docking or towing. [Middle English peintour, probably from Old French pentoir, strong rope, from pendre, to hang, from Vulgar Latin *pendere, from Latin pendēre; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.] |
| pain·ter 3 (pān'tər) n. Chiefly Upper Southern U.S. See mountain lion. [Alteration of panther.] |
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Paint"er\ (p[=a]nt"[~e]r), n. [OE, pantere a noose, snare, F. panti[`e]re, LL. panthera, L. panther a hunting net, fr. Gr. panqh`ra; pa^s all + qh`r beast; cf. Ir. painteir a net, gin, snare, Gael. painntear.] (Naut.) A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything. --Totten.Painter
Paint"er\, n. [Corrupt. of panther.] (Zo["o]l.) The panther, or puma. [A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S.] --J. F. Cooper.Painter
Paint"er\, n. [See lst Paint.] One whose occupation is to paint; esp.: (a) One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint. (b) An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like. Painter's colic. (Med.) See Lead colic, under Colic. Painter stainer. (a) A painter of coats of arms. --Crabb. (b) A member of a livery company or guild in London, bearing this name.
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Language Translation for : painter
Spanish:
pintor (de brocha gorda),
German:
der, *die Anstreicher(in),
Japanese:
ペンキ屋
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