Definition of instrumentalist
1 : a player on a musical instrument
2 : an exponent of instrumentalism
instrumentalist
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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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Singers of all abilities are welcome and instrumentalists may join.
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Mancuso is also a multi-instrumentalist who opened Justin Bieber’s concerts in Brazil in March with his one-man show.
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One Ring Zero multi-instrumentalist Michael Hearst told Wired.com in an e-mail interview.
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1823
First Known Use of instrumentalist
1823
INSTRUMENTALIST Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of instrumentalist for English Language Learners
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: a person who plays a musical instrument
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