Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colourman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
colour-man
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who sells (and, formerly, prepares) an artist's paints.

noun

A commentator employed to provide background information, analysis, etc., on a given news or sports event.

British usage

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

colourmen (plural) color man (alternative, US) colorman (alternative, US) colour man (alternative, UK)

Frequently Paired Words

play-by-play analyst play-by-play announcer play-by-play commentator play-by-play man

Synonyms

color analyst color announcer color commentator colour analyst colour announcer colour commentator

Questions

What does colourman mean?
A man who sells (and, formerly, prepares) an artist's paints.
Where does colourman come from?
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.

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