painter
- noun
- /ˈpeɪntər/
- Archaic
- While hiking in the mountains, we saw a painter lurking in the bushes, its sleek body blending into the surroundings.
Examples
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The local wildlife expert explained the behavior of the painter, emphasizing its solitary nature and preference for rocky terrain.
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In the documentary, the camera crew captured a painter silently roaming through its territory at dusk.
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Might have been a griz or a timber wolf or a painter, but sooner or later that dog would have wound up in one belly or another. "I could have taken care of him," argued Morgan.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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1.0
A small, furry pet or a large wild animal like a lion
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3.0
A large wild cat with a dark coat like a leopard or jaguar
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2.5
A large wild cat with light brown fur and a long tail that lives in mountains and forests
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3.6
A large wild cat in North and South America with a light brown coat and no spots or stripes
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3.2
A large wild cat from the Americas with light brown fur
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9.9
A large North American wild cat like a cougar or lynx
A large wild cat like a cougar or mountain lion that lives in the Americas
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Painter as a name for the big cat is a local way of saying panther, a small change in the spoken word, so it refers to the same animal also called a 'puma' or 'mountain lion'.