A person who applies calcimine paint or coating to walls and ceilings; a worker specializing in calcimine application.
From 'calcimine' + '-er' (one who does). An occupational term from the 19th-20th centuries when calcimine was a common interior finish.
Calciminers were the fast-and-cheap painters of the working class—they could cover a schoolroom or cottage quickly, but their work required skill to apply evenly and avoid thick, dusty, cracking layers.
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