keyboardist

noun

key·​board·​ist ˈkÄ“-ËŒbȯr-dist How to pronounce keyboardist (audio)
Synonyms of keyboardistnext
: a person who plays a keyboard musical instrument

Examples of keyboardist in a Sentence

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Emilio Solla is a Latin Grammy Award winner with a deft touch as a keyboardist and composer. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026 Duane was the band's lead guitarist while Allman was the lead singer, keyboardist and primary songwriter. Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026 Meanwhile, in the doc, Allman Brothers Band keyboardist Chuck Leavell reveals the band's initial reaction to learning that its founder was dating one of the most famous women in the world. Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 In a rare and welcome moment of rearrangement for the band, keyboardist Loren Gold added some lyrical piano to the beginning, before the pulsing synths arrived. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026 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 20 Jun. 2026.

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