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# painter

noun (painter, painters)

«painter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A painter is a person who paints pictures, an artist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painter/#m1)
2. A painter is also a worker who paints walls, houses and buildings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painter/#m2)
3. A painter on a boat is a rope used to tie it up (rare). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painter/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school maths: a worker painting at a rate (rooms a day); pictures painted; more painters finish faster. In art: famous painters like Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo; brushes, palettes, colours. In everyday life: the painter painting the house. Phrases: «a painter and decorator», «a famous painter».

### Examples

- A painter paints 2 rooms a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painter/#x1)
- 3 painters paint a house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painter/#x2)
- The painter made 12 pictures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painter/#x3)
- How long for 10 rooms? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painter/#x4)
- Van Gogh was a famous painter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painter/#x5)
- The painters are coming to paint our fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painter/#x6)
- She wants to be a painter when she grows up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painter/#x7)
- The painter mixed blue and yellow on her palette. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painter/#x8)
- At this moment the painter entered the room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painter/#x9)

### Note

Countable: «a painter». Maths: a worker with a rate: rooms = rate × days, days = rooms ÷ rate. Trap: more painters finish faster (an inverse relation).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «painter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«painter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/painter.html) on Mova free.