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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At the time, the artist paused the song mid-lyrics to talk to her keyboardist, but collapsed shortly thereafter. Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025 Super Furry Animals — lead singer Gruff Rhys, guitarist Huw Bunford, keyboardist Cian Ciarán, and drummer Daf Ieuan, and bassist Guto Pryce — also announced a 20th-anniversary edition of Love Kraft, their seventh album and final release on Epic Records. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025 Austin de Lone Tribute Guitar hero Bill Kirchen and several of his talented pals are paying their respects to this accomplished keyboardist, who worked with Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Boz Scaggs, Nick Lowe, Commander Cody, Loudon Wainwright and, yes, Kirchen himself. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025 The keyboardist is married to Luisa Dunn, who formed the production company Source Productions with him. Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.

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