PAINTER

A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything. Totten.

The panther, or puma. [A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S.] J. F. Cooper.

One whose occupation is to paint; esp.:

One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint.

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.