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Noun
Channel a French painter with a Breton-style striped shirt and a beret, or pair a smock and palette for artistic flair, which can often be safer than a well-meaning but potentially misguided tribute to a historical figure.—Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025 Robert Redford married his second wife, German painter Sibylle Szaggars, in 2009.—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Some of their most recent collaborations are with Lehuauakea, a Hawaiian interdisciplinary artist and kapa-maker (barkcloth), and George Alexander (Ofuskie), a painter who grew up in Oklahoma.—Nadja Sayej, 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 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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