tattooist

tattooist
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tattoo [1] ► NOUN (pl. tattoos) 1) an evening drum or bugle signal recalling soldiers to their quarters. 2) a military display consisting of music, marching, and exercises. 3) a rhythmic tapping or drumming.
ORIGIN from Dutch taptoe! 'close the tap of the cask!' .
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tattoo [2] ► VERB (tattoos, tattooed) ▪ mark with an indelible design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin.
► NOUN (pl. tattoos) ▪ a design made in such a way.
DERIVATIVES tattooer noun tattooist noun.
ORIGIN Polynesian.

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