painter
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painter¹
- /ˈpeɪntə/ UK
- /ˈpeɪntɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪntə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English peyntour, from Old French peintor, equivalent to paint + -er.
noun painters
- An artist who paints pictures.
- A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.
painter²
- /ˈpeɪntə/ UK
- /ˈpeɪntɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪntə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Probably from Middle French pendeur.
noun painters
- A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use.
- A rope that is attached to the bow of a dinghy, or other small boat, and used for tying up or towing. "Shove that [fat, wicker luncheon-basket] under your feet," he observed to the Mole, as he passed it down into the boat. Then he untied the painter and took the sculls again.
painter³
- /ˈpeɪntə/ UK
- /ˈpeɪntɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪntə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From a variation of panther, paralleling other Southern pronunciations for can't and aunt (see ain't for more details).
noun painters
- A mountain lion. I have fou't most of the creatur's of the forest, such as bears, wolves, painters and catamounts, but this is the beginning with the red-skins.
Painter⁴
Where it comes from
See painter.
proper noun Painters · Paynter
- A surname transferred from the common noun.
- A town in Accomack County, Virginia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mountain lion, puma, cougar, panther, catamount, felis concolor, painting, artist, paint, designer, copying, copy, tie-down, outliner, hump, bump
Translations
Every language
noun artist
| Español | pintor, pintora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 화가 hwaga |
| 日本語 | 画家 gaka, 絵描き ekaki |
| 中文 | 畫家 /画家 huàjiā |
| हिन्दी | चित्रकार citrakār |
| Português | pintor, pintora |
| Français | artiste peintre, peintre, peintresse |
| Deutsch | Maler, Malerin, Kunstmaler, Kunstmalerin, Freizeitmaler, Freizeitmalerin |
| Italiano | pittore, pittrice |
| Ελληνικά | ζωγράφος zográfos |
| Română | pictor, pictoriță |
| Русский | худо́жник xudóžnik, живопи́сец živopísec, худо́жница xudóžnica, рисова́льщик risoválʹščik, рисова́льщица risoválʹščica |
| Tiếng Việt | họa sĩ |
| العربية | رَسَّام rassām, رَسَّامَة rassāma, مُصَوِّر muṣawwir, صَوِّرَة ṣawwira, فَنَّان fannān, فَنَّانَة fannāna |
| עברית | צַבָּע tsabá |
noun laborer who paints surfaces using a paintbrush
| Español | pintor, pintora, barnizador, barnizadora |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 油匠 yóujiàng |
| हिन्दी | रंगरेज़ raṅgrez |
| Português | pintor |
| Français | peintre décorateur, peintre décoratrice, peintresse décoratrice |
| Deutsch | Maler, Malerin, Anstreicher, Anstreicherin, Autolackierer, Autolackiererin |
| Italiano | verniciatore, imbianchino, pittore |
| Ελληνικά | βαφέας vaféas, μπογιατζής bogiatzís |
| Română | vopsitor, vopsitoare, zugrav |
| Русский | маля́р maljár, маля́рка maljárka, краси́льщик krasílʹščik, краси́льщица krasílʹščica |
| Tiếng Việt | thợ sơn |
| العربية | دَهَّان dahhān, دَهَّانَة dahhāna |
noun rope
| 日本語 | 舫綱 moyaizuna |
|---|---|
| Português | proiz |
| Deutsch | Fangleine |
| Italiano | barbetta, cima da ormeggio, cima da rimorchio |
| Ελληνικά | παλαμάρι palamári |
| Русский | фали́нь falínʹ |
| עברית | חֶבֶל חַרְטוֹם khevel khartom |
Talk about this word "painter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/painter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. painter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/painter "painter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/painter.Cite this
@misc{painter_2026,
title = {painter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/painter},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
