A painter is someone who paints walls, doors, and some other parts of buildings as their job.
painter in British English1
(ˈpeɪntə)
noun
1.
a person who paints surfaces as a trade
2.
an artist who paints pictures
painter in British English2
(ˈpeɪntə)
noun
a line attached to the bow of a boat for tying it up
Word origin
C15: probably from Old French penteur strong rope
painter in American English1
(ˈpeɪntər)
noun
1.
an artist who paints pictures
2.
a person whose work is covering surfaces, as walls, with paint
Word origin
OFr peintour
painter in American English2
(ˈpeɪntər)
noun
a rope attached to the bow of a boat for tying it as to a dock or for towing it
Word origin
LME paynter < OFr pentour, ult. < L pendere, to hang: see pend
painter in American English3
(ˈpeɪntər)
US
noun
Dialectal
cougar
Word origin
altered < panther
Examples of 'painter' in a sentence
painter
DOCTORS have cured a painter and decorator suffering uncontrollable tremors in his right hand - with sound waves.
The Sun (2016)
Most painters or a sculptors have to die first to get this kind of recognition.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
My father was a painter and decorator and my mother worked in a hospital.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Many of our painters and sculptors are found by her.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His father was a painter and decorator.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Up to three other documents signed by the painter and sculptor also went missing at the same time.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He could play draughts and chess better than any other patient and worked in the hospital as a painter and decorator.
The Sun (2011)
Scandinavia he is regarded as a great painter; this impressive show explains why.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These are harsh times for new and struggling writers, painters and other artists.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
My favourite poets and painters were French.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
To make some money, he had a side job as a painter and decorator.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Guests were entertained by superhero characters, a balloon artist and face painter.
The Sun (2010)
I thought it might be an artist or a painter.
The Sun (2014)
I work as a painter and decorator but jobs have really dried up this year.
The Sun (2013)
From the time of the cave painters, artists and sculptors have used patterns to make sense of the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
No, not painters and sculptors.
Christianity Today (2000)
In her way she was an artist to rival any that could be found in this fabled city of painters, poets and song.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Rich people mixed with artists, actors, poets and painters.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What's the difference between a house painter and an artist, he asks?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I heard about a dentist who diagnosed constant clamping of the jaw at night in a patient who was an artist, a painter.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But why, if the head was by the master, was the torso by what looked like a jobbing sign painter?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I'm a book illustrator, painter and sculptor.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He's not going to be a great society painter, his poetry is unread and his political and religious beliefs are out of step with the times.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Quotations
To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our societyMan RaySelf-Portrait
Good painters imitate nature, bad ones vomit itMiguel de CervantesEl Licenciado Vidriera
In other languages
painter
British English: painter /ˈpeɪntə/ NOUN
artist A painter is an artist who paints pictures.
...one of the greatest modern painters.
American English: painter
Arabic: رَسَّامٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: pintor
Chinese: 画家
Croatian: slikar
Czech: malíř
Danish: maler
Dutch: schilder
European Spanish: pintor
Finnish: maalari
French: peintre
German: Maler
Greek: ζωγράφος
Italian: pittore
Japanese: 画家
Korean: 화가
Norwegian: maler
Polish: malarz
European Portuguese: pintor
Romanian: pictor
Russian: художник
Latin American Spanish: pintor
Swedish: målare
Thai: จิตรกร
Turkish: ressam
Ukrainian: художник
Vietnamese: họa sĩ
British English: painter NOUN
decorator A painter is someone who paints walls, doors, and some other parts of buildings as their job.
...the son of a painter and decorator.
American English: painter
Brazilian Portuguese: pintor
Chinese: 画家
European Spanish: pintor
French: peintre
German: Anstreicher
Italian: imbianchino
Japanese: 画家
Korean: 화가
European Portuguese: pintor
Latin American Spanish: pintor
Chinese translation of 'painter'
painter
(ˈpeɪntəʳ)
n(c)
(= artist) 画(畫)家 (huàjiā) (位, wèi)
(= decorator) 油漆工 (yóuqīgōng) (个(個), gè)
Quotations
To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society [Man Ray – Self-Portrait]Good painters imitate nature, bad ones vomit it [Miguel de Cervantes – El Licenciado Vidriera]