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(gè)畫(huà)街景的畫(huà)家。
2. The painter stretched the canvas on a frame.
   畫(huà)家把油畫(huà)布緊繃在畫(huà)框上。
3. He is an amateur painter.
   他是一個(gè)業(yè)余畫(huà)家。
4. Manet is a painter of impressionism.
   莫奈是印象派畫(huà)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(guó)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(jiǎng)
6. He was an unknown painter one year ago.
   一年前，他還是一個(gè)不為人知的畫(huà)家。
7. He is a portrait painter.
   他是一個(gè)肖像畫(huà)家。

painter

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

painter
painter 2

n.Nautical （名詞）【航?！?/i>
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(shí)束緊船

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

painter
painter 3

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

來(lái)源：
Alteration of panther
panther的變化