pianist

noun

pi·​a·​nist pē-ˈa-nist  ˈpē-ə- 

: a person who plays the piano

especially : a skilled or professional performer on the piano

Examples of pianist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Seydoux stars as Lucy, a concert pianist who has just moved her family to a country house in hopes of easing the severe burnout of her husband Philip (Laurence Rupp). — Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 July 2026

To her friends and family, Brynn was known as a pianist and as an aspiring journalist. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

This complicated story of mix-ups and mishaps at sea will be accompanied by the pianist and organist Ben Model, who will share keyboard duties with Makia Matsumura throughout the festival. — Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026

Then, in early September, Laurie Anderson, the pianist Thomas Bartlett, and others join forces to mark the centenary of Allen Ginsberg’s birth. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pianist

• romanist