- tattooist
- Ⅰ.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!' .Ⅱ.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.
English terms dictionary. 2015.