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

Earlier painters, like the Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-Ki, a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, have laid the groundwork for this fusion of philosophical and artistic heritages. —Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025

Housed inside a classic Art Deco building, the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum displays the work of its namesake abstract master as well as other modern painters, sculptors, musicians, photographers and folk artists. —Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

Or head to the mansion-like museum Hôtel de Caumont, known for its modern and contemporary exhibitions, with works by photographer Steve McCurry, painter Yves Klein, or sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle. —Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 17 Apr. 2025

This gossipy, epistolary novel is as full of epic characters as the Sistine Chapel ceiling: naughty Médicis, wine-drunk nuns, proto-Marxist painter’s assistants. —Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 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