colourman
English
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Etymology
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Noun
colourman (plural colourmen)
- 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 […].
- (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