Definition of "colorist" [col•or•ist]

• A painter skilled in achieving special effects with color. (noun)
• A hairdresser who specializes in dyeing hair. (noun)

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• "The importance of accepting that I am an outsider to eighteenth-century society, that no amount of enthusiasm or belated participation will ever make me into an eighteenth-century colorist, is one lesson I have learned from this discipline."
• "Even though the colorist is a lot more expensive, if you're at least breaking even, it's a more cost-effective way to work."
• "MOVIE REVIEW: The Correct Title should be Transformers: Overkill of the Fallen John Higgins is best known as the colorist of the Alan Moore / Dave Gibbons classic graphic novel,"