painter

paint-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An artist who creates paintings.

  2. 2.

    A worker who applies paint to buildings, walls, or other surfaces.

  3. 3.

    (nautical) A rope attached to the bow of a boat for tying it up.

Forms

plural: painters

Related words

See also: artist, decorator, paint, painting
Synonyms: artist, decorator

Etymology

From Old French peintor, from Latin pingere ("to paint") + agent suffix -er.