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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Another pianist who delighted the audience at the Billboard No.
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Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2025
Bang wrote the book on Bay Area jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
She is accompanied by a park pianist, making each service feel both spontaneous and sacred.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
After a psychic medium who knows too much turns up dead, a pianist begins an unofficial investigation into the brutal slaying in this standalone effort from the Italian horror master.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
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Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2025
Bang wrote the book on Bay Area jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
She is accompanied by a park pianist, making each service feel both spontaneous and sacred.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
After a psychic medium who knows too much turns up dead, a pianist begins an unofficial investigation into the brutal slaying in this standalone effort from the Italian horror master.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pianist. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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