Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
A man who sells (and, formerly, prepares) an artist's paints.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A commentator employed to provide background information, analysis, etc., on a given news or sports event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: broadcasting, media
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
