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colourist

British  
/ ˈkʌlərɪst /

noun

  1. a person who uses colour, esp an artist

  2. a person who colours photographs, esp black-and-white ones

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I'm so glad glamour is returning," says Hollywood hair colourist to the stars, Erick Orellana.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2022

Osbourne had reportedly felt “obligated” to dye previously, according to colourist Jack Martin, due to her role as a host on a US chatshow, The Talk.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2020

"The machine had become a world-class colourist - it was much more adventurous in terms of colour than I was," he told the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2015

Water colourist Robert Newcombe was one of 20 artists invited by the BBC to provide their interpretation of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant from the Millennium Bridge in London.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2012

So also are those of Piet Viseer, a celebrated colourist, who flourished about 1750; and of Van Domelaar, who painted Chinese landscapes, &c., about 1580.

From The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods by William Chaffers

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