multi-instrumentalist

noun

mul·​ti-in·​stru·​men·​tal·​ist ˌməl-tē-ˌin(t)-strə-ˈmen-tə-list How to pronounce multi-instrumentalist (audio)
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: a musician who plays two or more instruments

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For Cuco, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Hawthorne by way of Inglewood in L.A. county, this kind of environment shaped him. Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 9 May 2025 The track also features contributions from bassist Pino Palladino, multi-instrumentalist Drew Erickson, and others. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 May 2025 Thurman is an award-winning jazz multi-instrumentalist (primarily saxophone), singer and composer who has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron and Chaka Khan. Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2025 As with Robinson, her ties with the other musicians in the Old-Time Revue—multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell, his daughter, guitarist Amelia Powell, bassist Jason Sypher, and Giddens’ nephew, bones player and rapper Demeanor—have developed over years of playing together. Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multi-instrumentalist

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multi-instrumentalist was in 1969

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“Multi-instrumentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multi-instrumentalist. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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