painter

Everyday

1. A painter is a person who paints pictures, an artist. tree →
2. A painter is also a worker who paints walls, houses and buildings. tree →
3. A painter on a boat is a rope used to tie it up (rare). tree →

In the lessons

In school maths: a worker painting at a rate (rooms a day); pictures painted; more painters finish faster. In art: famous painters like Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo; brushes, palettes, colours. In everyday life: the painter painting the house. Phrases: «a painter and decorator», «a famous painter».

Examples

• A painter paints 2 rooms a day. tree →
• 3 painters paint a house. tree →
• The painter made 12 pictures. tree →
• How long for 10 rooms? tree →
• Van Gogh was a famous painter. tree →
• The painters are coming to paint our fence. tree →
• She wants to be a painter when she grows up. tree →
• The painter mixed blue and yellow on her palette. tree →
• At this moment the painter entered the room. tree →

Note

Countable: «a painter». Maths: a worker with a rate: rooms = rate × days, days = rooms ÷ rate. Trap: more painters finish faster (an inverse relation).