# painter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpeɪntə/ · frequency rank #7,955

## Definitions
1. An artist who paints pictures.
2. A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.

## Etymology
From Middle English paynter, peyntere, equivalent to paint + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **paints** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-paints)
- **punter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-punter)
- **pointe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-pointe)
- **panzer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-panzer)
- **patter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-patter)
- **pander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-pander)
- **pinter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-pinter)
- **pointed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-pointed)
- **printed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-printed)
- **printer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-printer)
- **panther** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-panther)
- **pointer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-pointer)
- **planter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-planter)
- **painters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-painters)
- **paint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paint-vs-painter)
- **paine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paine-vs-painter)
- **pained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pained-vs-painter)
- **painted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painted-vs-painter)

## Common misspellings (10)
`apinter`, `painetr`, `painnter`, `painterr`, `paintre`, `paintter`, `paitner`, `paniter`, `pianter`, `ppainter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/painter