professional painter

collocation in English

meaningsofprofessionalandpainter

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professional
adjective
uk
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/us
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
relating to work that needs special training ...
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painter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpeɪn.tər/us
/ˈpeɪn.t̬ɚ/
someone who ...
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(Definition ofprofessionalandpainterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He was active as aprofessionalpainterfrom the mid-1920s until his death in 1983.
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She was encouraged by her daughter-in-law, who brought pieces of cardboard and paint from her son's (professionalpainter) studio.
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He has been aprofessionalpaintersince 1972 and a cartoonist since 1988.
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He is considered as the firstprofessionalpainterof the emerging nation.
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His career as aprofessionalpainterbegan during this period.
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When he progressed from student artist toprofessionalpainter, he began to focus on watercolor, a medium that he still employs.
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He started out as an engraver, and then came into being aprofessionalpainterin 1831.
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Aside from acting he is also aprofessionalpainterand has held several exhibitions.
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He started as an architect before becoming aprofessionalpainter.
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Turner was largely self-taught and went on to become aprofessionalpainterand art teacher.
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Becameprofessionalpainterand sculptor 1980.
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He s aprofessionalpaintersince 1990.
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I have several relatives who are professional painters.
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Professional painters of cars have mechanisms other than cans at their disposal, which leaves only artists.
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He didn't even know that there were some professional painters.
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She participated for the first time in a collective exhibition amongst professional painters at the age of just 14.
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The emotional expressiveness and inner strength allows the comparison of her paintings to works of professional painters.
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More recently, professional painters are responsible for all preparation prior to painting.
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For professional painters, the majority of their time is spent in preparation for paint application, not in painting "per se".
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