noun
Meaning 1
An artist who paints watercolours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Jim's aunt is an avid watercolourist.
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noun
An artist who paints watercolours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a painter who paints with watercolors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: watercolorist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: painter
History
Etymology tree English watercolour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English watercolourist From watercolour + -ist.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.