colourman en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English colour Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English colourman From colour + -man.
Meanings
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A man who sells (and, formerly, prepares) an artist's paints.
The Least, my Colourman will run away with, is fifty pounds per annum; my house with taxes stand me at least in Seventy […].
1791, Henry Fuseli, edited by David H. Weinglass, Collected English Letters of Henry Fuseli, Kraus International, published 1982, page 73:
- (UK) A commentator employed to provide background information, analysis, etc., on a given news or sports event.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| colourmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| color man | US, alternative | lexicographic | |
| colorman | US, alternative | lexicographic | |
| colour man | UK, alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
play-by-play man (commentator) · play-by-play commentator (commentator) · play-by-play analyst (commentator) · play-by-play announcer (commentator)
Hypernyms
sports commentator (commentator) · sport analyst (commentator) · sports analyst (commentator) · sport announcer (commentator) · sporting announcer (commentator) · sport commentator (commentator) · sporting commentator (commentator) · sports announcer (commentator)
Synonyms
colour announcer (commentator) · color commentator (commentator) · color announcer (commentator) · colour commentator (commentator) · color analyst (commentator) · colour analyst (commentator)