painter

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An artist who creates pictures using paint.

   Leonardo da Vinci is one of history's most famous painters.

2. 2
   noun

   A worker whose job is to cover walls and other surfaces with paint.

   We hired a painter to repaint the kitchen.

3. 3
   noun

   A rope tied to the front of a small boat, used for tying it up or towing it.

   He untied the painter and pushed the boat away from the dock.

From a variation of panther, paralleling other Southern pronunciations for can't and aunt (see ain't for more details).

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