colourman

See also: colorman, color man, and colour man

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From colour +‎ -man.

Noun

colourman (plural colourmen)

  1. A man who sells (and, formerly, prepares) an artist's paints. [from 17th c.]
    • 1791, Henry Fuseli, edited by David H. Weinglass, Collected English Letters of Henry Fuseli, Kraus International, published 1982, page 73:
      The Least, my Colourman will run away with, is fifty pounds per annum; my house with taxes stand me at least in Seventy […].
  2. (British spelling, broadcasting) A commentator employed to provide background information, analysis, etc., on a given news or sports event. [from 20th c.]

Synonyms
commentator

Hypernyms
commentator
  • sport analyst
  • sport announcer
  • sport commentator
  • sporting announcer
  • sporting commentator
  • sports analyst
  • sports announcer
  • sports commentator

Coordinate terms
commentator
  • play-by-play analyst
  • play-by-play announcer
  • play-by-play commentator
  • play-by-play man

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