painters

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noun

an artist who paints pictures.

a person who coats walls or other surfaces with paint, especially as an occupation.

(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Pictor.

Origin:
1300–50; paint + er¹; replacing Middle English peyntour < Anglo-French peintour

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Painters is always a great word to know.

So is doohickey. Does it mean:

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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noun

a rope, usually at the bow, for fastening a boat to a ship, stake, etc.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English peyntour, probably < Middle French pentoir, variant of pendoir rope, cord for hanging things on. See pend, -er²

noun

Origin:
1755–65, Americanism; variant of panther

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