pianist
NounUS[pee-an-uhst]/piˈænəst/3 syllablesalso [pee-ah-nuhst] /piˈɑnəst/, [pee-uh-nist] /ˈpiənɪst/
Synonyms:
piano player
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Noun (1)
- a person who plays the pianoSynonyms: piano playerType of musician, instrumentalistExamples Poulenc, Anton Rubinstein, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Clara Schumann, Saint-Saens, Serkin, Bartok, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff +8 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pi·an′ist noun
Origin: Cf. F. pianiste, It. pianista.
A performer, esp. a skilled performer, on the piano.
pianistic adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a pianist; as, pianistic abilities.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5