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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