pintor

/pinˈtoɾ/ · B1 · noun · m

painter

pintor — painter

🎨🖌️ pintor = pint- (paint) + -or (one who does): one who paints

From Latin pictor, painter, via pinctus, painted. Spanish pintar means to paint, and -or marks the doer, as in actor. Pintura is the painting itself; pintor is the person holding the brush.

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