keyboardist

noun

key·​board·​ist ˈkē-ˌbȯr-dist How to pronounce keyboardist (audio)
: a person who plays a keyboard musical instrument

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The singer joined the Grateful Dead in the early 1970s, performing with the band until 1979 alongside her then-husband, keyboardist Keith Godchaux. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 Chan Marshall recorded the new EP with Dirty Delta Blues, the group comprising guitarist Judah Bauer, keyboardist Gregg Foreman, bassist Erik Paparozzi, and drummer Jim White (of Dirty Three). Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2025 Lorenz and O’Bryen generally get the songs started as a duo before bringing in bass player Campbell Baum, keyboardist Marco Pini, and drummer Lincoln Barrett to help flesh out their inside jokes and stylistic gambles. Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025 The mezzo-soprano joined the band in 1972, after marrying keyboardist Keith Godchaux. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 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 8 Nov. 2025.

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