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.
Paint"er , n. [Corrupt. of panther.]
(Zoöl.) The panther, or puma. [A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S.] J. F. Cooper.
Paint"er (pānt"&etilde;r), n. [OE,
pantere a noose, snare, F. pantière, 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.
Hear it pronounced