Definition of instrumentalist
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:a player on a musical instrument
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:an exponent of instrumentalism
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Examples of instrumentalist in a Sentence
he excels as a conductor, a composer, and as an instrumentalist
Recent Examples of instrumentalist from the Web
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Faddis will front the Chicago Jazz Festival Big Band, a gathering of first-rate Chicago instrumentalists plus guests Ignacio Berroa (a Gillespie alum) on drums and Antonio Hart on saxophone.
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Ms. Maviel, a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, doesn’t work like a typical singer; her process is so deeply rooted as to be almost subliminal.
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Cultural The Gold Coast Jazz Society appointed William Penn House, a professional singer, dancer and instrumentalist, to its board of directors.
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Country Club Hills Jazz Fest also features jazz musician Gerald Albright, acoustic guitarist Peter White, contemporary jazz multi-instrumentalist Vincent Ingala and jazz, rhythm and blues, and soul singer Selina Albright.
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The group consists of instrumentalists, vocalists and sisters Tegan Quinn and Sara Quinn.
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The Killers, a quartet lead by swaggering multi-instrumentalist Brandon Flowers, will be a trio-plus-one for the tour, with bassist Mark Stoermer again a no-show.
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The vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer met Chicago rapper-producer Saba in fall 2015.
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Soon people headed to a small stage above the river to hear Vernon's latest collaboration with the National's Aaron Dessner, a multi-instrumentalist who co-curates the festival with Vernon.
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First Known Use of instrumentalist
1814
instrumentalist Synonyms
Synonyms
musician, playerRelated Words
minstrel; artist, performer; maestro, virtuoso; accompanist, recitalist, soloist, symphonist; accordionist, bassoonist, clarinetist (or clarinettist), cornetist (or cornettist), drummer, fiddler, flautist, flutist, guitarist, harpist, hornist, keyboardist, oboist, organ-grinder, organist, percussionist, pianist, picker, piper, reedman, saxophonist, trombonist, trumpeter, violinist, violistINSTRUMENTALIST Defined for English Language Learners
instrumentalist
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Definition of instrumentalist for English Language Learners
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: a person who plays a musical instrument
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