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单词 painter
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painter

noun
 
/ˈpeɪntə(r)/
/ˈpeɪntər/
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  1.  
    a person whose job is painting buildings, walls, etc.
    • He works as a painter and decorator.
    Topics Jobsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • self-employed
    • house
    • sign
    phrases
    • painter and decorator
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  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.
    Topics Arta2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • celebrated
    • distinguished
    • famous
    See full entry
  3. a rope fastened to the front of a boat, used for tying it to a post, ship, etc.
  4. Word Originsenses 1 to 2 Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French peintour, based on Latin pictor, from the verb pingere ‘to paint’.sense 3 Middle English: of uncertain origin; compare with Old French pentoir ‘something from which to hang things’.
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