PAINTER


Meaning of PAINTER in English

/ ˈpeɪntə(r); NAmE / noun

1.

a person whose job is painting buildings, walls, etc. :

He works as a painter and decorator.

2.

an artist who paints pictures :

a famous painter

a portrait / landscape painter

3.

a rope fastened to the front of a boat, used for tying it to a post, ship, etc.

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WORD ORIGIN

senses 1 to 2 Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French peintour , based on Latin pictor , from the verb pingere to paint.

sense 3 Middle English : of uncertain origin; compare with Old French pentoir something from which to hang things.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.