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

Featuring approximately 50 works by over 30 female artists from The Levett Collection, the show highlights painters working in New York, California, and Paris between the 1940s and 1970s. —Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Solomiany filed a motion to be released on bond for the Guatemalan man, who worked as a house painter and is married with children. —Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025

There are plans to include the women’s team’s history in the club timeline that currently wraps around the stadium, while experimental activations are already in place, including pre-match face painters, a mobile gaming van, balloon artists, a disc jockey and cheaper refreshments. —Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

Now helmed by the second generation of the founding family, Pelaires continues to spotlight influential artists from Mallorca and beyond, including Catalan painter Mònica Subidé and Cuban artist Carlos Garaicoa. —Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 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