English Explanatory Dictionary

painter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An artist who paints pictures.
  2. A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.
noun
  1. A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use.
  2. A rope that is attached to the bow of a dinghy, or other small boat, and used for tying up or towing.
noun
  1. A mountain lion.
name
  1. A surname transferred from the common noun.
  2. A town in Accomack County, Virginia.

Pronunciation

/ˈpeɪntə/ /ˈpeɪntɚ/ En-us-painter.ogg

Word forms

painter painters Paynter

Etymology

From Middle English paynter, peyntere, equivalent to paint + -er.

Derived words

action painter dialpainter field painter fingerpainter housepainter house painter lazy painter nonpainter painterish painterless painterlike painterly painter's colic paintership painter-stainer paintery paintress paintrix signpainter Sunday painter word painter shank-painter

Translations

Albanian: ballamar Bulgarian: фалин Finnish: kiinnitysköysi German: Fangleine Greek: παλαμάρι Hebrew: חֶבֶל חַרְטוֹם Italian: barbetta Italian: cima da ormeggio Italian: cima da rimorchio Japanese: 舫綱 Māori: torotoro Portuguese: proiz Russian: фали́нь Scottish Gaelic: ròpa-toisich Scottish Gaelic: ball-toisich
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