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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Painter \Paint"er\, n. [See 1st {Paint}.]
One whose occupation is to paint; esp.:
(a) One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like,
with paint.
(b) An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a
flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like.
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{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.
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