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Painter

A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything.

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Colorist 76% connected

One who colors; an artist who excels in the use of colors; one to whom coloring is of prime importance.

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Dauber 76% connected

One who, or that which, daubs; especially, a coarse, unskillful painter.

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Finisher 76% connected

One who finishes, puts an end to, completes, or perfects; esp. used in the trades, as in hatting, weaving, etc., for the workman who gives a finishin…

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Landscapist 76% connected

A painter of landscapes.

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Letterer 76% connected

One who makes, inscribes, or engraves, alphabetical letters.

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Limner 76% connected

A painter; an artist

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Miniaturist 76% connected

A painter of miniatures.

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Portraitist 76% connected

A portrait painter.

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Portrayer 76% connected

One who portrays.

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Realist 76% connected

One who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that generals, or the terms used to denote the genera and species of things, represent real exis…

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Artist 76% connected

One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan.

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Line 76% connected

Flax; linen.

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Paint 74% connected

To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.

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Paint 74% connected

To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.

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Painterly 74% connected

Like a painter's work.

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Painterly 74% connected

Like a painter's work.

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Synonym 4

Catamount 92% connected

The cougar. Applied also, in some parts of the United States, to the lynx.

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Cougar 92% connected

An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers of…

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Panther 92% connected

A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of…

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Puma 92% connected

A large American carnivore (Felis concolor), found from Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its color is tawny, or brownish yellow,…

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