"colorist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: colorists [plural]
Etymology: color + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|color|ist}} color + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} colorist (plural colorists)
  1. One who colors; an artist with a talent for coloring. Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-colorist-en-noun-GnClHSB3 Disambiguation of Occupations: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of People: 40 39 21 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 38 43
  2. A hairdresser who is a specialist in coloring and tinting hair. Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-colorist-en-noun-NidhmbXs Disambiguation of Occupations: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of People: 40 39 21 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 38 43
  3. (loosely) One who believes in or subscribes to colorism. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-colorist-en-noun-3J2ux~Qd Disambiguation of Occupations: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of People: 40 39 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 23 57 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 22 26 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 38 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 24 27 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: colourist [Australia, Canada, India, New-Zealand, Singapore, South-Africa, UK]

Inflected forms

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