painter
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- noun
- /ˈpeɪntər/
- So if I were a painter, all right, and I was painting houses, sounds crazy, right?
- a house painter
- sign painter
- work as a painter
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Watch on YouTubeThe door swings open, the painter standing on the other side.
- The door swings open, the painter standing on the other side.
- So the house is painted and credits go on the painter's account.
- Students I've had in my classes, they say they really like drafting tape, masking tape, that blue painters tape.
- We're going to be using black body paint again with the painter's brush and let's go for it.
Examples
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All these cars have got to be moved and cleared for the painters next week.
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Their progress was strictly followed by a master painter, and the training period could take more than seven years.
Academic text (2009) -
Are you going to be a painter mixing the blue?
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Her friend is a painter who doesn't paint.
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In this scene set in Paris, 1911, a painter is played by Mark Lynch.
Academic text (2010) -
A painter's truck is parked nearby, two painters unloading equipment from it.
Fiction book (1992) -
Electricians, plasterers, and painters streamed through his office with estimates for the many improvements he planned.
Fiction book (1995) -
The town collected $2,000 to hire a painter to restore the historic building.
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To paint your house, you need to hire a skilled painter who knows the best techniques.
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Many homeowners prefer to hire a painter instead of doing the job themselves.
Synonyms
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A person who paints the inside or outside of houses
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A person who paints large pictures on walls or ceilings
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A person who makes pictures of people, usually showing their face
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A person who paints or draws a picture of someone's face
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An artist who paints pictures using paint mixed with water
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An artist who uses paint and shades to make pictures look bright and strong
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A person who makes signs and billboards by hand
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An artist who uses oil paint to make pictures
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Someone who makes pictures showing everyday life
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A person who makes large background pictures for plays or landscapes
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A person who paints or draws faces so the picture looks like the person
Compounds
- Specialized
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A person who makes large background pictures for plays or landscapes
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Painter for the tradesperson comes from the verb paint, meaning 'to cover with color', so the name fits because this painter puts color on walls and other surfaces.