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scene painter

NOUN

painter of scenery

Synonyms

WEAK

landscape painter scenewright scenic artist scenographer

Example Sentences

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In his spare time, he served as a scene painter for local theaters.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

The Russian scene painter Vladimir Polunin, who helped paint the curtain, wrote that Picasso wore slippers so he could stand on the canvas as he worked.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2014

Kelly, who grew up in Bridgeport, Conn., began learning his art from his father, a theatrical scene painter.

From Time Magazine Archive

Miss Sunshine's loyal ally is Mr. Rainbow, the official scene painter who slips about, brush in hand, to give beetle, butterfly and snail shell the appropriate hue of the season.

From Time Magazine Archive

I also advised him to make up his mind whether he wanted to be a sane architect—he despised questions of housemaids' closets and sanitation and lifts and hot-water supply—or a scene painter.

From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir