painter1
n.
- an artist who paints pictures.
- a person who paints buildings.
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. peintour, based on L. pictor, from pingere ‘to paint’.
painter2
n.
a rope attached to the bow of a boat for tying it to a quay.
Etymology
ME: of uncertain origin; cf. OFr. pentoir ‘something from which to hang things’.