paint‧er /ˈpeɪntə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: paint, painter, painting, repaint; verb: paint, repaint; adjective: painterly]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: ⇒ paint²]

1. someone who paints pictures Synonym : artist:
Gerry’s ambition was to become a portrait painter.

2. someone whose job is painting houses or other buildings
painter and decorator British English

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painter
noun
I. person whose job is to paint buildings, walls, etc.
ADJ. self-employed | house
PHRASES painter and decorator He now works as a painter and decorator.

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painter
II. artist who paints pictures
ADJ. celebrated, distinguished, great, famous, master, well-known some of the great painters of the last century the Dutch master painter Jan Vermeer
good, talented | amateur, professional | contemporary, modern an exhibition of works by contemporary painters
court Rudolf II's court painter
abstract, animal, figurative, fresco, genre, landscape, miniature, portrait, realist, watercolour | Cubist, Impressionist, etc.
 ⇒ Note at JOB

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artist someone who produces art, especially paintings or drawings:
an exhibition of paintings by 50 contemporary artists
a wildlife artist who specializes in drawing birds
painter someone who paints pictures:
the Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer
Sisley was principally a landscape painter.
photographer someone who takes photographs, as an art or as a job:
Cartier-Bresson was one of the greatest photographers of all time.
a fashion photographer
potter someone who makes pots or other objects from clay:
In Spain, local potters produce ceramics with beautiful brightly-coloured designs.
sculptor someone who makes sculptures (=a work of art that is made from stone, metal, or wood):
The museum has several pieces by the great English sculptor, Sir Henry Moore.
performance artist someone who uses acting, dance and other actions to create art that expresses an idea:
a one-man show by the French performance artist, Orlan

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