colorman

noun

col·​or·​man

variants or British colourman

ˈkələ(r)mən,

-ˌman

plural colormen or British colourmen

1

British : a dealer in colors and paints

2

a

: a worker who mixes dyes (as in leather manufacturing)

b

: one that plans, supervises, or carries out dyeing processes in manufacturing

3

: one that distributes identifying silks and numbers to jockeys

4

: one that obtains colored finishes in the electroplating of metal objects by the use of various plating solutions

Word History

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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