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 film followed the trials of a struggling keyboardist who gets hold of a magical synthesizer, only to lose it and embark on a picaresque journey to get it back. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Byrne continued performing songs from the band’s two albums live without his longtime keyboardist. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

But Dave Bainbridge is an incredible keyboardist in his own right. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Indeed, domination was hardly a given when guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist Gregg Rolie — both of whom had played with Carlos Santana — formed Journey as a kind of jazzy proto-jam band in San Francisco in 1973. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above