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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  • tattooist — tat|too|ist [ tæ tuıst ] or tat too ,artist noun count someone whose job is to draw tattoos on people s bodies …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tattooist — n. one who marks the skin with tattoos, one who makes indelible patterns in the skin …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tattooist — noun (C) someone whose job is tattooing …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tattooist — tat·too·ist …   English syllables

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