painter A2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction 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. Thesaurus Word family Forms painters Derived forms dialpainterfingerpainterhousepainternonpainterpainter-stainerpainterishpainterlesspainterlikepainterlypaintershippainterypaintress Common collocations portrait painter Noun + noun renowned painter Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From a variation of panther, paralleling other Southern pronunciations for can't and aunt (see ain't for more details). Topics Space, Position & Direction Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Space, Position & Direction - Work & Careers markdown