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Painter stainer

Painter \Paint"er\, n. [See 1st Paint.] One whose occupation is to paint; esp.:

  1. One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint.

  2. An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like. Painter's colic. (Med.) See Lead colic, under Colic. Painter stainer.

    1. A painter of coats of arms.
      --Crabb.

    2. A member of a livery company or guild in London, bearing this name.