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painter

[peyn-ter] / ˈpeɪn tər /
NOUN
house painter
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NOUN
one who paints
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He was also a surrealist painter and exhibited his work around the world alongside artists such as Joan Miró.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Goodwin and Tiffin get the keys to a number of private gardens, including Chilcombe, which unfolds as a series of jewel-box “rooms” planted by the late American painter, John Hubbard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

It feels almost like a scene from his new film, “The Christophers,” about an aging painter living in a similarly historic abode.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

It soon becomes clear that all of the paintings, which include a drawing by English painter L.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Photography, at its heart, was about documentation, and he soon understood that for Mia photography was simply a tool, which she used as a painter might use a brush or a knife.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng