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Noun
Downtown painters in New York City such as Willa Wasserman, Michelle Uckotter, and Agnes Walden employ a kind of strategic opacity, refusing the more commercial route of vulnerable self-portraits.—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 On the roof, photo-voltaic panels, water tanks, and generators have been reimagined as functional sculptural objects by Belgian painter Pieter Vermeersch.—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025 The story is about the famous painter leaving rainy Paris for the abundance of light in Tangier, Morocco, only to find Tangier is suffering its coldest, rainiest winter in years.—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 All around are works by Belgian painter and sculptor Renato Nicolodi, juxtaposed with furniture by Ann Demeulemeester, Jorge Zalszupin and Middernacht & Alexander.—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for painter
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Etymology
Noun (2)
Middle English paynter, probably from Middle French dialect (Normandy) pentoir, penteur clothesline, from pendre to hang — more at pendant
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