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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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 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 Singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Bobby Whitlock, best known as the keyboardist for Eric Clapton's blues-rock band Derek and the Dominos, has died. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025 Happily, this quintuple-threat guitarist, keyboardist, singer, songwriter and bandleader is more active than ever at 63, with no fewer than three new albums in the works. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 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 31 Aug. 2025.

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