multi-instrumentalist

noun

mul·​ti-in·​stru·​men·​tal·​ist ˌməl-tē-ˌin(t)-strə-ˈmen-tə-list How to pronounce multi-instrumentalist (audio)
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: a musician who plays two or more instruments

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The singer and multi-instrumentalist, originally from Iowa, released her debut album, Whirlwind, in 2019 and hit the road with Ingrid Michaelson that same year. Ilana Frost, People.com, 19 May 2025 For Cuco, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Hawthorne by way of Inglewood in L.A. county, this kind of environment shaped him. Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 9 May 2025 The track also features contributions from bassist Pino Palladino, multi-instrumentalist Drew Erickson, and others. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 May 2025 Thurman is an award-winning jazz multi-instrumentalist (primarily saxophone), singer and composer who has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron and Chaka Khan. Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for multi-instrumentalist

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First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multi-instrumentalist was in 1969

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“Multi-instrumentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multi-instrumentalist. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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