keyboardist

noun

key·​board·​ist ˈkē-ˌbȯr-dist How to pronounce keyboardist (audio)
: a person who plays a keyboard musical instrument

Examples of keyboardist in a Sentence

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The Weezer rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, and occasional lead vocalist, recounted a moment at a rehearsal space in London during the ’90s. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025 She was armed with a full band — two backup singers, a bassist, drummer, guitarist and keyboardist — but largely stuck to the script. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025 Born in East Harlem to Puerto Rican parents — and the younger brother of Charlie, another virtuoso keyboardist and bandleader — Palmieri reflected the city’s inner turmoil and avant-garde tendencies through a propulsive patchwork of jazz, Afro-Latin rhythms, funk, and psychedelia. Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025 Depeche Mode played the Mexico shows during the group’s Memento Mori Tour, which marked the band’s first tour since keyboardist Andy Fletcher’s death in 2022. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keyboardist

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of keyboardist was in 1973

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“Keyboardist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keyboardist. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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