"colorist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: colorists [plural]
Etymology: From 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.
    Sense id: en-colorist-en-noun-GnClHSB3
  2. A hairdresser who is a specialist in coloring and tinting hair. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-colorist-en-noun-NidhmbXs Disambiguation of People: 25 49 26
  3. (loosely) One who believes in or subscribes to colorism. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-colorist-en-noun-3J2ux~Qd Disambiguation of Occupations: 24 30 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 6 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 25 12 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 5 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 3 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: colourist [Australia, Canada, India, New-Zealand, Singapore, South-Africa, UK]

Inflected forms

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        "(loosely) One who believes in or subscribes to colorism."
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