Paintress
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Paintress is a noun meaning (archaic) A female painter.
Meaning
(archaic) A female painter.
Example Sentences
After a short time, she moved to Minton's to train as a paintress.
Oosterwyck (Maria Van), a celebrated Dutch paintress of flowers and fruit, born at Nootdrop, a small town near Delft, in 1630.
Bennings, Liévene, a celebrated Flemish paintress, daughter of Simon Benichius, or Bennings, a miniature painter of Bruges, who instructed her in the art.
Word Forms
- paintresses
- painteress
Synonyms for paintress
Depending on context, synonyms include paintrix.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paintrix, painture, poetress, poetess, paintership, protectrix.
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