colorist Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a painter able to achieve special effects with color

WordNet

Col"or*ist noun
Etymology
Cf. F. coloriste.
Definitions
  1. One who colors; an artist who excels in the use of colors; one to whom coloring is of prime importance.
    Titian, Paul Veronese, Van Dyck, and the rest of the good colorists. Dryden.

Webster 1913