painter

Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪntɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an artist who paints
  2. noun a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint
  3. noun a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing)

Etymology

From Middle English paynter, peyntere, equivalent to paint + -er.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
artist
Narrower (hyponyms)
postimpressionist, colorist, pointillist, abstractionist, genre painter, realist

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