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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Dave Brubeck, already an accomplished jazz pianist, serving in a military band at a Riverside, California, base, was reassigned, trained, then shipped overseas as a replacement infantry rifleman.
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Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Alon Ohel, a twenty-four-year-old pianist who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival, was kept in a tunnel beneath Gaza, along with three other abductees.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The pair had been approached about releasing a rare recording by the famed jazz pianist Scatman John and decided to test out their idea with the project.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Joan, a talented classical pianist with a master's degree in education, married Ted, the youngest Kennedy son, in 1958.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Alon Ohel, a twenty-four-year-old pianist who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival, was kept in a tunnel beneath Gaza, along with three other abductees.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The pair had been approached about releasing a rare recording by the famed jazz pianist Scatman John and decided to test out their idea with the project.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Joan, a talented classical pianist with a master's degree in education, married Ted, the youngest Kennedy son, in 1958.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pianist. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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