[peyn-ter] 
| 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. |
| 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.] |