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painter

[peyn-ter] / ˈpeɪn tər /
NOUN
house painter
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NOUN
one who paints
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Martin Mull, best known as an actor and comedian, admits he’s not always taken as seriously as he’d like when he tells people he is also a painter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“If a comedian says he is also a painter, run. Except this once.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In 1607, a fugitive painter named Caravaggio arrived in Malta on the run from a murder warrant in Rome.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Sedaris lives in New York with his husband, Hugh Hamrick, a painter and set designer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

It’s not hard for Francesco to find a painter.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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