Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun painter

4 senses of painter

Sense 1
painter -- (an artist who paints)
       => artist, creative person -- (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)

Sense 2
painter -- (a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint)
       => skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman -- (a worker who has acquired special skills)

Sense 3
painter -- (a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing))
       => line -- (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line")

Sense 4
cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor -- (large American feline resembling a lion)
       => wildcat -- (any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild)