colourman
colourman noun: a man who sells (and, formerly, prepares) an artist's paints.
Noun
colourman (plural colourmen)
- A man who sells (and, formerly, prepares) an artist's paints.
- The Least, my Colourman will run away with, is fifty pounds per annum; my house with taxes stand me at least in Seventy […].1791, Henry Fuseli, edited by David H. Weinglass, Collected English Letters of Henry Fuseli, Kraus International, published 1982, page 73
- A commentator employed to provide background information, analysis, etc., on a given news or sports event.
Synonyms of colourman
Forms of colourman
| plural | colourmen |
|---|---|
| alternative US | color man |
| alternative US | colorman |
| alternative UK | colour man |
Origin of colourman
From colour + -man.
Questions about colourman
- What does colourman mean?
- Colourman means a man who sells (and, formerly, prepares) an artist's paints.
- What part of speech is colourman?
- Colourman is a noun.
- What is the plural of colourman?
- The plural of colourman is colourmen.
Words near colourman in the dictionary
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