PAINTER
ADJECTIVES
– PAINTERLY * pert. to a painter; characteristic of painter, artistic …a1586
NOUNS, PERSON
– ABSTRACTIONIST an advocate or practitioner of abstraction in the arts, esp. a painter in the abstract style …1917
– ANIMALIST an artist who makes figures of animals; an animal-painter or sculptor; also, a writer who deals with stories of animals …1886
– DAUBER a coarse or unskilful painter …1655
– DAUBSTER a clumsy painter …1853
– FACE-PAINTER one who paints the likeness of the face; a painter of portraits …1697
– IMAGER †* a painter …1591
– GENTLEMAN OF THE BRUSH an artist; a painter …1821 UK sl.
– GHOST a carpenter, painter, or other workman wearing a white uniform …1961 US sl.
– ICONOGRAPHER one who makes figures or drawings of objects; a painter or drawer of pictures …1888
– IMAGER †* a painter …1591
– LANDSCAPE-WORKER † one who paints landscapes …1598
– LUMINARIST a painter who treats light effectively, or whose ‘colour’ is luminous …1888
– LUMINIST a painter who treats light effective, or whose ‘colour’ is luminous … 1901 rare
– MACHINIST a painter who works mechanically and by rule …c1801
– MONOCHROMATIST * a painter in monochrome …a1806
– MONOCHROMIST a person who paints, draws, or prints in monochrome; also, a person who advocates the use of monochrome …1662
– PAINT BRUSH BARONET a knighted painter …Bk1933 UK society usage
– PAINTRESS a woman who paints pictures; a female artist …1741
– PAINTRIX †* a woman who paints pictures; a female artist …1547
– PUTTY a ship’s painter …1946 naval sl.
– SMEAR a painter; a plasterer … 1725 obs.
– ZOOGRAPH † anyone that paints beasts …Bk1656
– ZOOGRAPHER * one who describes the nature, properties, and forms of animals; a painter or artist who specializes in depictions of animals or living creatures; also, a painter or artist in general …Bk1656
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