painter
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++paint·er /ˈpeɪntə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 
AVPBOsomeone who paints pictures 画家 SYN artist Gerry’s ambition was to become a portrait painter. 格里的志向是成为一名肖像画家。2 BOTBsomeone whose job is painting houses or other buildings 油漆工painter and decorator 油漆装修工 British EnglishExamples from the Corpus
painter• He was the chief architect in charge of the then-burgeoning rapid transit system - and it turns out he was also a painter.• Adolf Hitler worked as a house painter in Austria before becoming involved in politics.• a house painter• a landscape painter• Turner was probably the greatest landscape painter that England has ever produced.• How dare, Lamb demanded, these mere painters inflict their visions of Juliet and Rosalind upon the public?• The great nature painter John James Audubon agreed.• One painter says to use latex finish paint.• Vincent would soon see the struggle to turn himself into what he called a Peasant painter as his prime aim.• Sir Henry Raeburn, the famous Scots portrait painter• Michelangelo, sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, died in 1564.• This is by the great Spanish painter, Goya.• The painters are upstairs painting the offices at the moment.• Modigliani arrived quite sober for the occasion but when the two painters came to discuss their work the conversation became dangerously frigid.painter and decorator• She became a painter and decorator on a government scheme for a year.• Robert, a painter and decorator, married Sandra at Christmas after their partners died of cancer, it was revealed.• Jill Duffy, an ex-shop assistant married to a painter and decorator, is one of these women.• A single man, he was born in Paisley and was a painter and decorator.• Paul Richardson had assured Stephen that Percy Gittings was the best painter and decorator the island had to offer.• Painter cleared of bar assault charge A SELF-employed painter and decorator was yesterday cleared of assaulting the manager of a Harrogate bar.Origin painter (1300-1400) → PAINT2paint·er nounChineseSyllable
who Corpus pictures someone paints
painter
paint‧er /ˈpeɪntə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
1. someone who paints pictures
SYN artist:
Gerry’s ambition was to become a portrait painter.
2. someone whose job is painting houses or other buildings
painter and decorator British English
▪ artist someone who produces art, especially paintings or drawings: an exhibition of paintings by 50 contemporary artists | a wildlife artist who specializes in drawing birds
▪painter someone who paints pictures: the Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer | Sisley was principally a landscape painter.
▪photographer someone who takes photographs, as an art or as a job: Cartier-Bresson was one of the greatest photographers of all time. | a fashion photographer
▪potter someone who makes pots or other objects from clay: In Spain, local potters produce ceramics with beautiful brightly-coloured designs.
▪sculptor someone who makes sculptures (=a work of art that is made from stone, metal, or wood): The museum has several pieces by the great English sculptor, Sir Henry Moore.
▪performance artist someone who uses acting, dance and other actions to create art that expresses an idea: a one-man show by the French performance artist, Orlan
paint‧er /ˈpeɪntə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. someone who paints pictures
SYN artist:
2. someone whose job is painting houses or other buildings
painter and decorator British English
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