名詞 painter:

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
   同義詞：cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, panther, Felis concolor

1. He is a painter of street scenes.
   他是一個畫街景的畫家。
2. The painter stretched the canvas on a frame.
   畫家把油畫布緊繃在畫框上。
3. He is an amateur painter.
   他是一個業(yè)余畫家。
4. Manet is a painter of impressionism.
   莫奈是印象派畫家。
5. Dutch painter whose largely religious works are characterized by grotesque, fantastic creatures mingling with human figures.
   博希，卡爾1874－1940德國化學(xué)家，因發(fā)展了化學(xué)高壓處理方法而獲1931年諾貝爾獎
6. He was an unknown painter one year ago.
   一年前，他還是一個不為人知的畫家。
7. He is a portrait painter.
   他是一個肖像畫家。

painter

n.（名詞）
One who paints, either as an artist or a worker.
畫家，油漆工：畫畫的人，作為藝術(shù)家或是作為工人

painter
painter 2

n.Nautical （名詞）【航海】
A rope attached to the bow of a boat, used for tying up, as when docking or towing.
系艇索：系在船頭的一種繩索，用于當(dāng)船靠碼頭或拖著時束緊船

來源：
Middle English peintour
中古英語 peintour
probably from Old French pentoir [strong rope]
可能源自 古法語 pentoir [結(jié)實的繩子]
from pendre [to hang]
源自 pendre [懸掛]
from Vulgar Latin *pendere
源自 俗拉丁語 *pendere
from Latin pendôre * see (s)pen-
源自 拉丁語 pendôre *參見 (s)pen-

painter
painter 3

n.Chiefly Upper Southern U.S. （名詞）【多用于美國中南部】
See mountain lion
參見 mountain lion

來源：
Alteration of panther
panther的變化