steel guitar

noun

plural steel guitars
: any of various electric or acoustic stringed instruments (such as the Hawaiian guitar, the pedal steel, or the lap steel) that feature a metal resonator or that are played by moving a rigid object (such as a steel or glass bar) against plucked strings
steel guitarist noun
plural steel guitarists

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Micky and Gary were joined by Pablo Trujillo on lead and steel guitar, Bobby Paugh on drums, and Bill Corbin on bass. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2025 A lot of the more traditional guys would have a steel guitar player. Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025 Fox played guitars and bass, hired Jerry Roe to deliver a light drum part, got David Dorn to redo the piano and brought in Justin Schipper for atmospheric steel guitar and Dobro. Tom Roland, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2025 Maybe a man in my arms would neutralize the sound of steel guitars in my ears. Craig Bartelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for steel guitar

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of steel guitar was in 1910

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“Steel guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steel%20guitar. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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