PAINTER


Meaning of PAINTER in English

1. n. a person who paints, esp. an artist or decorator.

Etymology: ME f. OF peintour ult. f. L pictor (as PAINT) 2. n. a rope attached to the bow of a boat for tying it to a quay etc.

Etymology: ME, prob. f. OF penteur rope from a masthead: cf. G Pentertakel f. pentern fish the anchor

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.