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画家,漆匠,油漆工

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Painter \Paint"er\ (p[=a]nt"[~e]r), n. [OE, pantere a noose,
   snare, F. panti[`e]re, LL. panthera, L. panther a hunting
   net, fr. Gr. panqh`ra; pa^s all + qh`r beast; cf. Ir.
   painteir a net, gin, snare, Gael. painntear.] (Naut.)
   A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything.
   --Totten.

Painter \Paint"er\, n. [Corrupt. of panther.] (Zo["o]l.)
   The panther, or puma. [A form representing an illiterate
   pronunciation, U. S.] --J. F. Cooper.

Painter \Paint"er\, n. [See lst {Paint}.]
   One whose occupation is to paint; esp.:
   (a) One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like,
       with paint.
   (b) An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a
       flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like.

   {Painter's colic}. (Med.) See {Lead colic}, under {Colic}.

   {Painter stainer}.
   (a) A painter of coats of arms. --Crabb.
   (b) A member of a livery company or guild in London, bearing
       this name.

资料来源 : WordNet®

painter
     n 1: an artist who paints
     2: a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint
     3: a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for
        tying up (as when docking or towing)
     4: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar}, {puma},
         {catamount}, {mountain lion}, {panther}, {Felis concolor}]