painter

1 of 3

noun (1)

paint·​er ˈpān-tər 

: one that paints: such as

a

: an artist who paints

b

: one who applies paint especially as an occupation

painter

2 of 3

noun (2)

pain·​ter ˈpān-tər 

: a line used for securing or towing a boat

painter

3 of 3

noun (3)

pain·​ter ˈpān-tər 

: cougar sense 1

Examples of painter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The honorees are painter Yen Yi Chung, actor Alicia M.P. Nelson, pianist Petra Persolja and composer and jazz pianist Bennett Roth-Newell. —Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024

The alias is a near match to French portrait painter Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet, an artist known for paintings of young military soldiers in uniform, and who died in Versailles in 1834. —Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2024

Among his teachers during this era was American painter Edwin Dickinson and Reuben Tam. —Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 27 Sep. 2024

The latest season highlights some of the artists, curators and cultural movers at the Venice Biennale, such as the painter and filmmaker William Kentridge; the actress Vicky Krieps, and Frieze magazine editor in chief Andrew Durbin. —Samantha Conti, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Middle English paynter, probably from Middle French dialect (Normandy) pentoir, penteur clothesline, from pendre to hang — more at pendant

Noun (3)

alteration of panther

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

circa 1764, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing painter

• painter's colic

Kids Definition

painter

1 of 3 noun

paint·​er ˈpānt-ər 

: one that paints

especially : an artist who paints

painter

2 of 3 noun

pain·​ter

: a line used for attaching or towing a boat

painter

3 of 3 noun

pain·​ter

: cougar

Etymology

Noun

from paint (verb) and -er (noun suffix)

Noun

Middle English paynter "a line used for securing a boat," probably from early French pentoir, penteur "clothesline"

Noun

an altered form of panther