painter

1 of 3

noun (1)

paint·​er ˈpān-tər 

: one that paints: such as

a

: an artist who paints

b

: one who applies paint especially as an occupation

painter

2 of 3

noun (2)

pain·​ter ˈpān-tər 

: a line used for securing or towing a boat

painter

3 of 3

noun (3)

pain·​ter ˈpān-tər 

: cougar sense 1

Examples of painter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

While a painter envies the novelist’s ability to inhabit consciousness, or a filmmaker envies the freedom from production costs, artists must be warned that writing carries its own myths and seductive fallacies. —Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025

Eight artworks by Matisse were taken in the heist, as well as five pieces by Brazilian modernist painter Candido Portinari. —CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025

At 33, now a wildly successful painter of Grand Tour portraits and allegorical frescoes, Mengs entered the service of Charles III of Spain, taking charge of the decorations of the Palacio Real in Madrid. —Harry Seymour, Air Mail, 6 Dec. 2025

After witnessing a murder, Arcadio – a disillusioned painter turned delivery man in Mexico City – narrowly escapes an attempt on his life and finds refuge at his grandmother’s home in the state of Oaxaca. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Middle English paynter, probably from Middle French dialect (Normandy) pentoir, penteur clothesline, from pendre to hang — more at pendant

Noun (3)

alteration of panther

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

circa 1764, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing painter

• painter's colic

Rhymes for painter

• fainter

Kids Definition

painter

1 of 3 noun

paint·​er ˈpānt-ər 

: one that paints

especially : an artist who paints

painter

2 of 3 noun

pain·​ter

: a line used for attaching or towing a boat

painter

3 of 3 noun

pain·​ter

: cougar

Etymology

Noun

from paint (verb) and -er (noun suffix)

Noun

Middle English paynter "a line used for securing a boat," probably from early French pentoir, penteur "clothesline"

Noun

an altered form of panther