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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPainter
/ˈpeɪn.tər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An artist who paints pictures, especially as a profession.
"The museum featured a stunning collection of works by a renowned portrait painter." - 2
A person whose job is to paint walls, doors, and other parts of buildings.
"We hired a painter to give the living room a fresh coat of blue."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'peyntour', coming from Old French 'peinteor', based on the Latin verb 'pingere' meaning 'to paint'. The suffix '-er' was added to denote an agent or person who performs the action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Painter" is said worldwide
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peintre
Transliteration: pɛ̃tʁ
"Le peintre mélange les couleurs sur sa palette."
Maler
Transliteration: ˈmaːlɐ
"Der Maler strich die Wände des Hauses an."
pittore
Transliteration: pitˈto.re
"Il pittore ha terminato la sua ultima tela."
pintor
Transliteration: pinˈtoɾ
"El pintor expuso sus obras en la galería."
pintor
Transliteration: pĩˈtoɾ
"O pintor misturou as tintas cuidadosamente."
चित्रकार
Transliteration: chitrakar
"चित्रकार ने एक सुंदर दृश्य चित्रित किया।"
画家
Transliteration: huà jiā
"这位著名的画家举办了他的个人画展。"
화가
Transliteration: hwaga
"화가는 캔버스 위에 아름다운 풍경을 그려냈다."
画家
Transliteration: gaka
"その画家は静物を描くのが得意だった。"
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