painter
/ˈpeɪntə(r)/noun
उच्चारण पेन्टर
रंगसाज़, पेंटर
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a person whose job is painting buildings and walls
रंगसाज़, पेंटर
- The painters are coming to whitewash the house before Diwali.
- The painter climbed up the ladder to paint the outer wall of the school.
- We hired a painter to repaint the flat before the new tenants arrived.
+ 2 more examples
- The painter mixed two shades of blue to match the old wall.
- A painter spent three days working on the front gate and the boundary wall.
Synonyms decorator house painter
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[C]
an artist who paints pictures
चित्रकार
- Raja Ravi Varma was a famous Indian painter.
- The famous painter has donated twelve of his works to a museum in Kolkata.
- Amrita Sher-Gil is remembered as one of India's finest painters.
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- The young painter sold her first canvas at a gallery in Chennai.
- Many painters came to the village to capture the colours of the harvest festival.
Synonyms artist illustrator portraitist miniaturist
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a painter of + subject
Use of for the kind of subject the artist paints.
कलाकार जिस विषय के चित्र बनाता है, उसके लिए 'of' आता है।
- Raja Ravi Varma was a painter of gods and royal portraits.
- She is a painter of village scenes.
painter and decorator
In British English the job of painting walls is often called painter and decorator.
British English में दीवारें रंगने के काम को प्रायः 'painter and decorator' कहा जाता है।
- We called a painter and decorator to repaint the flat before Diwali.
painter (job) vs painter (artist): context
The context shows whether the person paints walls or pictures. For clarity say house painter or portrait painter.
संदर्भ से पता चलता है कि व्यक्ति दीवारें रंगता है या चित्र बनाता है; स्पष्टता के लिए 'house painter' या 'portrait painter' कहें।
- The house painter finished the staircase in two days.
painter (nautical): rope for a boat
In sailing, a painter is a rope that ties a small boat to a pier or ship. This sense is rare.
नौकायन में 'painter' वह रस्सी है जिससे छोटी नाव को घाट या जहाज़ से बाँधा जाता है; यह अर्थ कम प्रचलित है।
- He tied the painter to a post on the ghat.
+Collocations 4
adjective + painter
famoustalentedlandscapeportraitminiature
- The museum displays works by a famous miniature painter.
painter + verb
paintsketchexhibitsignmix
- The painter mixed blue and yellow to get green.
painter of + noun
flowerslandscapesmuralsportraits
- He is known as a painter of landscapes.
house painter terms
brushwallladdercoatpaint tin
- The painter applied a second coat on the wall.
“More examples 5
- M. F. Husain was one of India's best-known painters.
एम. एफ़. हुसैन भारत के सबसे प्रसिद्ध चित्रकारों में से एक थे।
- The painter climbed the ladder to reach the high ceiling.
रंगाई करने वाला ऊँची छत तक पहुँचने के लिए सीढ़ी पर चढ़ा।
- Radhika wants to become a painter of murals on school walls.
राधिका विद्यालय की दीवारों पर भित्तिचित्र बनाने वाली चित्रकार बनना चाहती है।
- The young painter sold her first picture at the art fair.
युवा चित्रकार ने कला मेले में अपना पहला चित्र बेचा।
- A painter's brush is cleaned with water or thinner after use.
चित्रकार का ब्रश उपयोग के बाद पानी या thinner से साफ़ किया जाता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Leonardo da Vinci was a famous paintor.
✓ Leonardo da Vinci was a famous painter.
The spelling of the noun is painter, with -er.
इस noun की वर्तनी 'painter' है, जिसमें -er आता है।
✗ He is a painter by the profession.
✓ He is a painter by profession.
No article is used in by profession.
'By profession' में article 'the' नहीं आता।
✗ He is a painter since 2010.
✓ He has been a painter since 2010.
With since, use the present perfect, not the simple present.
'Since' के साथ present perfect आता है, simple present नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name people who work with colour or paint, but in different ways.
ये शब्द रंग या पेंट से काम करने वाले लोगों के नाम हैं, पर अलग-अलग ढंग से।
A person who paints pictures or paints walls and buildings.
चित्र बनाने वाला या दीवारें और इमारतें रंगने वाला व्यक्ति।
- She is a painter of rural life.
A wider word for a person who creates art in any form, not only painting.
किसी भी रूप में कला रचने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए व्यापक शब्द, केवल चित्रकला नहीं।
- The artist made a statue of clay.
sketcher
A person who makes quick rough drawings, usually with a pencil or pen.
पेंसिल या पेन से जल्दी में कच्चे रेखाचित्र बनाने वाला व्यक्ति।
- He is a street sketcher near the fort.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
decorator house painter artist illustrator portraitist miniaturist
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who paints pictures is a painter or artist; one who carves statues a sculptor; one who draws cartoons a cartoonist; one who paints small detailed pictures a miniaturist; a painting of a person a portrait; of the countryside a landscape; of fruit or flowers a still life.
चित्र बनाने वाला painter या artist; मूर्तियाँ गढ़ने वाला sculptor; कार्टून बनाने वाला cartoonist; छोटे विस्तृत चित्र बनाने वाला miniaturist; व्यक्ति का चित्र portrait; ग्रामीण दृश्य का landscape; फल या फूलों का still life।
General knowledge
Famous Indian painters: Raja Ravi Varma, Amrita Sher-Gil, Maqbool Fida Husain, Nandalal Bose.
प्रसिद्ध भारतीय चित्रकार: राजा रवि वर्मा, अमृता शेरगिल, मक़बूल फ़िदा हुसैन, नंदलाल बोस।