Definitions
large American feline resembling a lion
Word origin
From Middle English paynter, peyntere, equivalent to paint + -er.
Used in a sentence
“"Shove that [fat, wicker luncheon-basket] under your feet," he observed to the Mole, as he passed it down into the boat. Then he untied the painter and took the sculls again.”
“Back at the water’s edge, Delbert realised something else. The number of steps had diminished by one, and the little boat was floating more freely to its painter.”
“I have fou't most of the creatur's of the forest, such as bears, wolves, painters and catamounts, but this is the beginning with the red-skins.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Artist with brushes”7 letters
02“Artist with a brush”7 letters
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