pianist
noun
pi·a·nist
pē-ˈa-nist 
ˈpē-ə-
ˈpē-ə-
: a person who plays the piano
especially
: a skilled or professional performer on the piano
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The Emmy-winning musician—best known for her time as a keyboardist and pianist with Prince’s backup band, The Revolution—spent much of her time there composing music as part of the Emmy-winning duo Wendy & Lisa.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2025
Get ready for an interlude of riotous laughter as Richard Todd Adams and Max Roll take the audience on a musical comedic journey about their would-be careers as concert pianists.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
Beethoven has composed many piano sonatas in his life, which have inspired countless concert pianists, teachers, students and listeners.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
The musician — a pianist and one of Japan's leading avant-garde composers — moved from Japan to the United States in the 1950s to pursue a higher education in music.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2025
Get ready for an interlude of riotous laughter as Richard Todd Adams and Max Roll take the audience on a musical comedic journey about their would-be careers as concert pianists.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
Beethoven has composed many piano sonatas in his life, which have inspired countless concert pianists, teachers, students and listeners.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
The musician — a pianist and one of Japan's leading avant-garde composers — moved from Japan to the United States in the 1950s to pursue a higher education in music.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pianist
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pianist. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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