[paint.er] n (14c): one that paints: as a: an artist who paints b: one who applies paint esp. as an occupation
[2]pain.ter n [ME paynter, prob. fr. MF pendoir, pentoir clothesline, fr. pendre to hang--more at pendant] (14c): a line used for securing or towing a boat [3]pain.ter n [alter. of panther] (ca. 1764): cougar