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Preferred Term

painters

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People who practice the art of painting, which is applying pigments suspended in liquid to a surface to create an expressive or communicative image. For people who apply paint primarily to protect or give simple color to a surface, use "painters (tradespeople)."

Variations

painters (artists)

marine painters

Miniature painters

painter

painter's

painters'

Broader Term

artists

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