painter

Definitions

1. An artist who paints pictures.
2. An artist who paints pictures
3. A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use.
   obsolete
4. A mountain lion.
   Southern-US
5. A surname transferred from the common noun.
   countable, uncountable
6. A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.
7. A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means
8. A rope that is attached to the bow of a dinghy, or other small boat, and used for tying up or towing.
9. A town in Accomack County, Virginia.
   countable, uncountable
10. A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
11. A rope that is attached to the bow of a dinghy, or other small boat, and used for tying up or towing
12. A mountain lion

Equivalents

Examples

“"Shove that [fat, wicker luncheon-basket] under your feet," he observed to the Mole, as he passed it down into the boat. Then he untied the painter and took the sculls again.”

“The dinghy was trailing astern at the end⟳ of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw⟳ that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type⟳, with a blunt snout, and like⟳ the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.”

“Back at the water’s edge, Delbert realised something else. The number⟳ of steps had diminished by one, and the little boat was floating more freely to its painter.”

“I have⟳ fou't most of the creatur's of the forest, such as bears, wolves, painters and catamounts, but this is the beginning with the red-skins.”

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