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colorist

[ kuhl-er-ist ]

noun

  1. a person who uses color skillfully.
  2. a painter who emphasizes color relationships in a work of art.
  3. a person who colors photographs.
  4. a hairdresser who is skilled in coloring coloring or tinting hair.
  5. a musical performer or composer who is skilled in bringing musical color.


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Other Words From

  • color·istic adjective
  • color·isti·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of colorist1

1680–90; color + -ist; compare French coloriste

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Example Sentences

His mother, Cristiane, a colorist at a hair salon, was just 15.

If a man is a timid colorist, a strong, even crude, under-painting will help to strengthen his color.

He is certainly a skilful artist, a bold, seductive colorist, but above all he aims at effect.

On the contrary, to a colorist the first question about everything is its color.

To the colorist the combinations here suggested are full of inspiration.

A bad colorist does not love beautiful color better than the best colorist does, nor half so much.

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