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Noun (1)

painter (plural painters)

1. An artist who paints pictures.
2. A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.

Noun (2)

painter (plural painters)

1. (obsolete) A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use.
2. 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.1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

Noun (3)

painter (plural painters)

1. (Southern US) 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.1893, James Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer

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