painter

US /ˈpeɪntɚ/ UK /ˈpeɪntə/ See IPA manual

Freq #5614

Meanings

1

noun
An artist who creates pictures using paint.

Leonardo da Vinci is one of history's most famous painters.
2

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

We hired a painter to repaint the kitchen.
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.

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Forms painters

Derived forms dialpainterfingerpainterhousepainternonpainterpainter-stainerpainterishpainterlesspainterlikepainterlypaintershippainterypaintress

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Etymology

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

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General Vocabulary

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# painter

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpeɪntɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpeɪntə/
**Frequency rank:** 5614

## Meanings
1. An artist who creates pictures using paint.
2. A worker whose job is to cover walls and other surfaces with paint.
3. A rope tied to the front of a small boat, used for tying it up or towing it.

## Examples
- Leonardo da Vinci is one of history's most famous painters.
- We hired a painter to repaint the kitchen.
- He untied the painter and pushed the boat away from the dock.

## Derived Forms
- dialpainter
- fingerpainter
- housepainter
- nonpainter
- painter-stainer
- painterish
- painterless
- painterlike
- painterly
- paintership
- paintery
- paintress

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

## AI Etymology
Painter comes from a variation of panther, paralleling other Southern pronunciations for can't and aunt (see ain't for more details). Modern senses include an artist who creates pictures using paint and a worker whose job is to cover walls and other surfaces with paint. The wider word family includes derivatives such as dialpainter, fingerpainter, housepainter, nonpainter, painter-stainer, and painterish.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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