ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Colorist

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Colorist is a noun meaning One who colors; an artist with a talent for coloring.

Meaning

One who colors; an artist with a talent for coloring.

More Meanings

  1. A hairdresser who is a specialist in coloring and tinting hair.
  2. (loosely) One who believes in or subscribes to colorism.

Example Sentences

Political colorists can be promiscuous in calling states purple, but my state is true to that hue. I speak of North Carolina, and I have receipts: While our junior senator, Ted Budd, is a Republican who won election to a first term in 2022 by about three percentage points, our governor, Roy Cooper, is a Democrat who won election to a second term in 2020 by more than four.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dyer, colourist, colorer, colourer, polychromatist, watercolorist.

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