What does "colourman" mean?

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

Colourman

Common synonyms include: color analyst, color announcer, color commentator, colour analyst, colour announcer, colour commentator.

noun

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Noun

1
A man who sells (and, formerly, prepares) an artist's paints.
"The Least, my Colourman will run away with, is fifty pounds per annum; my house with taxes stand me at least in Seventy […]."
2
A commentator employed to provide background information, analysis, etc., on a given news or sports event. UK

"The Least, my Colourman will run away with, is fifty pounds per annum; my house with taxes stand me at least in Seventy […]."

From colour + -man.

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