organist

noun

or·​gan·​ist ˈȯr-gə-nist How to pronounce organist (audio)
: a person who plays the organ

Examples of organist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Celebrating the great organist Organists John Paradowski and Curt Sather will team up for a combination concert and lecture at noon March 20 at St. Matthew's Ev. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024 For his role as Erik, the disfigured organist who haunts the catacombs of the Paris opera house, Chaney underwent a dramatic — and painful — transformation that involved pulling back his nostrils with piano wire to create a skeletal look. Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024 Since rising to prominence in the early 1990s as the oh-so-funky keyboardist for former James Brown sax great Maceo Parker, Goldings has become one of the most versatile and in-demand organists and pianists around. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024 His father, Wolfgang Reimann, was an organist and director of the Berlin State and Cathedral Choir. A.j. Goldmann, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024 The organist will be Kurt Knecht, the organist for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024 The story blends supernatural horror with a twist reminiscent of The Twilight Zone, following a church organist (Candace Hilligoss) whose cross-country road trip after a fateful car accident is beset with ghostly horror. Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024 The roster includes jazz pianist Susan Muscarella, organist Sundra Manning and boogie-woogie pianist Wendy DeWitt, as well as vocalists Benin, Tammi Brown, and Nikita Germaine. Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024 While working on his bachelor’s degree, he got hired as organist and choirmaster for Westminster Presbyterian Church and its roughly 2,000-member congregation in nearby Greensboro, and after graduating moved to the Gate City full-time. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of organist was in 1548

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“Organist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/organist. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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organist

noun
or·​gan·​ist ˈȯr-gə-nəst How to pronounce organist (audio)
: one who plays an organ

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