painter

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   in the Southern United States, a large American feline resembling a lion, also known as a cougar

   While camping in the Appalachians, I was careful not to disturb any painters.

2. 2
   noun

   an artist who paints

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

3. 3
   noun

   a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint

   We hired a painter to decorate our new house.

4. 4
   noun

   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.

5. 5
   noun

   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.

6. 6
   noun

   a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing)

7. 7
   noun

   An artist who paints pictures.

8. 8
   noun

   A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.

Etymology

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