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coloristic

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col⋅or⋅ist

  [kuhl-er-ist]
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–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 or tinting hair.
5. a musical performer or composer who is skilled in bringing musical color.
Origin:
1680–90; color + -ist; cf. F coloriste

Related forms:
col⋅or⋅is⋅tic, adjective
col⋅or⋅is⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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col·or·ist   (kŭl'ər-ĭst)   
n.  

  1. A painter skilled in achieving special effects with color.

  2. A hairdresser who specializes in dyeing hair.

col'or·is'tic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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