PAINTER

cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor

(noun) large American feline resembling a lion

painter

(noun) a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing)

painter

(noun) an artist who paints

painter

(noun) a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Painter (plural Painters)

A surname.

A town in Virginia.

Anagrams

• Parenti, apterin, pertain, pine tar, repaint, terapin

Etymology 1

Noun

painter (plural painters)

An artist who paints pictures.

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

Etymology 2

Noun

painter (plural painters)

(obsolete) A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use. [14th-17th c.]

(nautical) A rope connected to the bow of a boat, used to attach it to e.g. a jetty or another boat. [from 17th c.]

Etymology 3

Noun

painter (plural painters)

(US) A mountain lion.

Anagrams

• Parenti, apterin, pertain, pine tar, repaint, terapin

Source: Wiktionary


Paint"er, n. Etym: [OE, pantere a noose, snare, F. pantière, LL. panthera, L. panther a hunting net, fr. Gr. ; painteir a net, gin, snare, Gael. painntear.] (Naut.)

Definition: A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything. Totten.

Paint"er, n. Etym: [Corrupt. of panther.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The panther, or puma. [A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S.] J. F. Cooper.

Paint"er, n. Etym: [See lst Paint.]

Definition: One whose occupation is to paint; esp.: (a) One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint. (b) An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like. Painter's colic. (Med.) See Lead colic, under Colic.

– Painter stainer. (a) A painter of coats of arms. Crabb. (b) A member of a livery company or guild in London, bearing this name.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FOREHAND

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