painter

noun
/ˈpeɪntə/UK/ˈpeɪntɚ/US

Etymology

From a variation of panther, paralleling other Southern pronunciations for can't and aunt (see ain't for more details).

  1. inherited from paynter

Definitions

  1. An artist who paints pictures.

  2. A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.

  3. A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in…

    A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use.

  4. + 4 more definitions
    1. A rope that is attached to the bow of a dinghy, or other small boat, and used for tying…

      A rope that is attached to the bow of a dinghy, or other small boat, and used for tying up or towing.

      • "Shove that [fat, wicker luncheon-basket] under your feet," he observed to the Mole, as he passed it down into the boat. Then he untied the painter and took the sculls again.
      • Back at the water’s edge, Delbert realised something else. The number of steps had diminished by one, and the little boat was floating more freely to its painter.
    2. A mountain lion.

      • I have fou't most of the creatur's of the forest, such as bears, wolves, painters and catamounts, but this is the beginning with the red-skins.
    3. A surname transferred from the common noun.

    4. A town in Accomack County, Virginia.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA