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Noun
Finding one last meditation on the beauty of Majorca, head to Palma’s western outskirts by car to visit the Fundació Miró Mallorca, a museum on the property where the 20th-century Spanish painter Joan Miró lived and worked during the final years of his life.—Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Dom Haury, a woodworker, sculptor, and painter, and Kelsey Saikami, a floral designer, moved to Austin from San Francisco in 2021 and were intent on immersing themselves in the creative community.—Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025 Plein air painters will be set up around the grounds to capture the day.—Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025 The Catskills have always been a retreat—first for 19th-century painters and writers, later for city escapees chasing mountain air and summer swims.—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 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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