keyboardist

noun

key·​board·​ist ˈkē-ˌbȯr-dist 

: a person who plays a keyboard musical instrument

Examples of keyboardist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 2003 recording that appears on 2009’s The Live Anthology box set is eight minutes long, with a virtuoso performance by keyboardist Benmont Tench on the lengthy instrumental bridge. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 7 Aug. 2026

The core band is guitarist/singers Junior Mack and Alan Paul, guitarist Andy Aledort (who spent a decade playing with Dickey Betts), drummers Dave Diamond and Lee Finkelstein, bassist Craig Privett and keyboardist Mike Katzman. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

The four-piece lineup consisted of Krieger, drummer Ty Dennis, vocalist-bassist Dan Rothchild and keyboardist Ed Roth. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

On Friday, July 31, TMZ reported that DJ and keyboardist Wilson, 49, had been permanently removed from Slipknot earlier that day, ending his 28-year run with the nu metal group. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above