instrumentalist
noun
in·stru·men·tal·ist
ˌin(t)-strə-ˈmen-tᵊl-ist 
1
: a player on a musical instrument
2
: an exponent of instrumentalism
instrumentalist
adjective
Examples of instrumentalist in a Sentence
he excels as a conductor, a composer, and as an instrumentalist
Recent Examples on the Web
Both of the singer’s LPs are almost entirely produced and co-written by Aaron Dessner, the National instrumentalist who collaborated with Swift on Folklore, Evermore, and The Tortured Poets Department.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 June 2024
The free festival, produced by Brad Kolodner, will feature fiddles and banjos, songwriters and instrumentalists, with percussive dance, square dancing, and honkytonk two-stepping.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
The pair first began collaborating on 2020’s Folklore, which featured the band’s instrumentalist and producer on nearly a dozen songs.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2024
Rusty Golden, the son of The Oak Ridge Boys‘ William Lee Golden who went on to his own successful career as a country and gospel music singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, died July 1, at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 July 2024
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 June 2024
The free festival, produced by Brad Kolodner, will feature fiddles and banjos, songwriters and instrumentalists, with percussive dance, square dancing, and honkytonk two-stepping.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
The pair first began collaborating on 2020’s Folklore, which featured the band’s instrumentalist and producer on nearly a dozen songs.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2024
Rusty Golden, the son of The Oak Ridge Boys‘ William Lee Golden who went on to his own successful career as a country and gospel music singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, died July 1, at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 July 2024
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instrumentalist
noun
in·stru·men·tal·ist
ˌin(t)-strə-ˈment-ᵊl-əst
: a person who plays a musical instrument
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