keyboardist

noun

key·​board·​ist ˈkē-ˌbȯr-dist 

: a person who plays a keyboard musical instrument

Examples of keyboardist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The musician was a keyboardist and founding member of Cop Shoot Cop, a noise rock group that formed in New York City in 1987. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The song marked their first recording since the departures of turntablist Sid Wilson, who parted ways with the group in August, and keyboardist-sampler Craig Jones, who left in 2023. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

The sessions also feature an impressive cast of musicians, including keyboardist Greg Phillinganes, guitarists Michael Sembello and Ben Bridges, saxophonist Jim Horn, drummer Raymond Pounds and Watts. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026

The film followed the trials of a struggling keyboardist who gets hold of a magical synthesizer, only to lose it and embark on a picaresque journey to get it back. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above