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 story revolves around a famous film director and his pianist wife, who are held hostage by a resentful background actor.
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Jack DeJohnette, the jazz drummer, pianist, and bandleader who played on Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew and worked closely with Sonny Rollins, Keith Jarrett, and many other jazz luminaries, has died.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2025
Jazz In recent years, the pianist Vijay Iyer and the drummer Tyshawn Sorey, defining composers and leaders of contemporary jazz, have become one of its most formidable pairings.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
In another Oscar-winning performance, Jamie Foxx expertly embodied legendary singer, songwriter and pianist Ray Charles in 2004's Ray.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Jack DeJohnette, the jazz drummer, pianist, and bandleader who played on Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew and worked closely with Sonny Rollins, Keith Jarrett, and many other jazz luminaries, has died.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2025
Jazz In recent years, the pianist Vijay Iyer and the drummer Tyshawn Sorey, defining composers and leaders of contemporary jazz, have become one of its most formidable pairings.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
In another Oscar-winning performance, Jamie Foxx expertly embodied legendary singer, songwriter and pianist Ray Charles in 2004's Ray.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 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 1 Nov. 2025.
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