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 series stars Josh Duhamel as Staten Kirkland, legacy rancher, alongside Kelly’s Quinn, talented pianist and owner of a lavender farm and Gracie’s Dance Hall.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Other artists that delivered winning Day 1 performances included saxophonist-vocalist Grace Kelly and Latin jazz pianist Alfredo Rodriguez.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
If everything had gone to Dustin Hoffman's plan, the Wag the Dog actor would have been a classical pianist.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Names and backstories are different, but in Pynchon’s text, stoner pianist Zoyd Wheeler is taking odd jobs and government disability checks obtained by staging regular psychotic episodes, when federal agent Brock Vond drives him and his 14-year-old daughter Prairie from their home.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Other artists that delivered winning Day 1 performances included saxophonist-vocalist Grace Kelly and Latin jazz pianist Alfredo Rodriguez.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
If everything had gone to Dustin Hoffman's plan, the Wag the Dog actor would have been a classical pianist.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Names and backstories are different, but in Pynchon’s text, stoner pianist Zoyd Wheeler is taking odd jobs and government disability checks obtained by staging regular psychotic episodes, when federal agent Brock Vond drives him and his 14-year-old daughter Prairie from their home.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pianist. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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