colourman

plural colourmen · alternative US color man · alternative US colorman · alternative UK colour man

1. A man who sells (and, formerly, prepares) an artist's paints.First known use 17th c.

   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

2. UKbroadcastingA commentator employed to provide background information, analysis, etc., on a given news or sports event.First known use 20th c.

   Synonyms: color analyst, color announcer, color commentator, colour analyst, colour announcer, colour commentator