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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Because both 17 and 29 are prime numbers and therefore indivisible, any recurring rhythms and chords played by the pianist never synced up.
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Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The pianists Orion Weiss, Danny Driver, Michael Stephen Brown, and Piers Lane, all Bard mainstays, provided expert support.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The five members — Montesi, Dressler, fiddlers Maggie MacPhail and Julia Homa, and cellist/pianist Giulia Haible — originally met at the Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School ten years ago; at the time their ages ranged from 7 to 11.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
For his album release concert Sunday at Tio Leo’s, Sprague will perform with Moore, bassist Mackenzie Leighton and pianist Danny Green.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The pianists Orion Weiss, Danny Driver, Michael Stephen Brown, and Piers Lane, all Bard mainstays, provided expert support.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The five members — Montesi, Dressler, fiddlers Maggie MacPhail and Julia Homa, and cellist/pianist Giulia Haible — originally met at the Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School ten years ago; at the time their ages ranged from 7 to 11.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
For his album release concert Sunday at Tio Leo’s, Sprague will perform with Moore, bassist Mackenzie Leighton and pianist Danny Green.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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