All told, trillions of dollars are owed to builders, painters, real estate agents, small companies and banks around the country.—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 24 May 2024 Wiley is a New York painter who became a star in the art world for his images of everyday people — people of color from Harlem, Haiti, France and beyond — done up in the style of grand European portraits once reserved for kings, queens and assorted nobles.—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for painter
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Etymology
Noun (2)
Middle English paynter, probably from Middle French dialect (Normandy) pentoir, penteur clothesline, from pendre to hang — more at pendant
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