stainer

1 7.2

A person who adds color to materials like wood and cloth

noun
/ˈsteɪnər/

: tintorero

As a skilled stainer, she applied a rich walnut color to the wooden furniture.

Examples

Jacob Stainer, the best German violin maker, never lived in Cremona, yet he possessed the "secret" of the Italian varnishes.

Academic text (1994)
The stainer carefully brushed the dye onto the fabric, ensuring an even finish.
He hired a stainer to enhance the natural beauty of the oak wood flooring.

Synonyms

painter

vsstainer

47 1.0

A person who puts colour on walls, furniture, or buildings as a job

adds color that soaks into materials rather than sitting on top

dyer

vsstainer

1 7.2

A person who colors cloth or thread

is broader, adding color to wood, fabric, and other materials

colorist

vsstainer

1 6.3

An artist who uses paint and shades to make pictures look bright and strong

applies color as a practical treatment, not mainly for art effects

coater

vsstainer

1 5.8

A person or machine that puts a thin layer of material like paint on a surface

uses methods that add color into materials rather than just coating them

Compounds

cotton stainer

Australian

9.6

A small insect that eats growing cotton and stains the fiber

Surface Forms

stainer singular

stainers plural

Morphology

stainer = stain (transparent) = stain + er

A straightforward agent-noun formed from the verb 'stain' plus the productive English agentive suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Stainer comes from the verb stain, which means 'to mark or color', plus the ending -er that means 'a person who does something', so a stainer is someone who applies stain or color to wood, cloth, or other materials.