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painter
(pānt′ər)
noun
- an artist who paints pictures
- a person whose work is covering surfaces, as walls, with paint
Origin: OFr peintour
noun
a rope attached to the bow of a boat for tying it as to a dock or for towing it
Origin: LME paynter < OFr pentour, ult. < L pendere, to hang: see pend
See painter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
One who paints, either as an artist or worker.
noun
A rope attached to the bow of a boat, used for tying up, as when docking or towing.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English peintour
Origin: , probably from Old French pentoir, strong rope
Origin: , from pendre, to hang
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *pendere
Origin: , from Latin pendēre; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots
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