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

In 2019, American painter Jamie Wyeth discovered a cache of drawings that his late wife had stashed away after a 1976 exhibition in which Wyeth and Warhol each showed drawings of one another; the two unlikely friends had sketched each other for years. —Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2025

In her building were a painter, a singer, a sweetshop, and a jeweler, and outside was a communal garden to play in. —Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025

Maria Harrington, 41 Owner of Casa de Español Background: Born in Mexico to a painter father and mother who was a bilingual teacher, Harrington grew up in the East Bay city of Albany. —Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025

During her tour stop in Madrid, Lopez welcomed Spanish painter Esther Moya González backstage. —Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 8 Aug. 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