colourologistcolorologistn.
/ˌkʌləˈrɒlədʒɪst/, U.S. /ˌkələˈrɑlədʒəst/ rare before mid 20th cent.
An expert or specialist in colourology (in various senses).
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colourologist1867
1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling vi. 160 The colorologists argue that it is not necessary to trouble your head with considerations of what is on the water.
1948 Amer. Mag. Sept. 128/1 The following are Colorologist Faber Birren's analyses of your personality according to your favorite color.
1971 J. R. Kantor Logic Mod. Sci. x. 195 As color science progresses and the colorologist masters the facts of color his constructions imply the irreality of color things and events.
1989 C. Hiaasen Skin Tight (1990) xv. 163 Reynaldo Flemm had..consulted a famous colorologist, who had advised him that blond hair would make him look ten years younger.
2009 B. Simon Everything but Coffee iv. 137 She imagines herself, in fact, as a colorologist in training.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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