Webster's English Dictionary

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painter

1. paint.er \'pa-nt-*r\ n : one that paints : as  : an artist who paints  : 
   one who applies paint (as to a building) esp. as an occupation 
2. pain.ter \'pa-nt-*r\ n [ME paynter, prob. fr. MF pendoir, pentoir 
   clothesline, fr. (Xpendre to hang - more at PENDANT : a line used for 
   securing or towing a boat 
3. pain.ter n [alter. of panther] chiefly South & Midland  : COUGAR