as in musician
a person who plays a musical instrument
he excels as a conductor, a composer, and as an instrumentalist
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Recent Examples of instrumentalist
There may have been better singers, dancers, instrumentalists, performers and visual artists — but absolutely no one combined those talents as vividly as Prince did.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Drummer Josh Freese was the last instrumentalist revealed, his presence initially depicted via video on sheer canvas covering the front and sides of the main stage.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Bobby Whitlock, best known as the keyboardist for Eric Clapton's blues-rock band Derek and the Dominos, has died.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
Headliners include perennial favorite folk-rockers Gaelic Storm, Dublin folk quartet The High Kings, modern Scottish instrumentalists Talisk, young folk singer Emma Langford and fiddler Eileen Ivers, among others.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Drummer Josh Freese was the last instrumentalist revealed, his presence initially depicted via video on sheer canvas covering the front and sides of the main stage.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Bobby Whitlock, best known as the keyboardist for Eric Clapton's blues-rock band Derek and the Dominos, has died.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
Headliners include perennial favorite folk-rockers Gaelic Storm, Dublin folk quartet The High Kings, modern Scottish instrumentalists Talisk, young folk singer Emma Langford and fiddler Eileen Ivers, among others.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instrumentalist
Noun
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The musician is also planning his return to Latin America in 2026, with his first stop on March 13 at the Lollapalooza Chile festival, followed by another performance at Estéreo Picnic in Colombia on March 21.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
7 Oct. 2025
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The video, shared on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), captures the robot showing off its Kung Fu moves on the red carpet in a playful face-off with the popular actor and musician.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cave is a professor at the School of The Art Institute of Chicago in addition to being an artist.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Brown is the tour's headlining artist, with singer/rappers Jhene Aiko and Bryson Tiller also on the bill.—
John Beifuss,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Its approach to comedy is ripped straight from the world of musical cast parties and improv shows, with every performer doing their best to turn every line into a GIF-able burst of wholesome self-deprecation.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Alison Swift, noted numerologist and superstar performer, has taken a break from sourdough to bake up a new album, out now.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Instrumentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumentalist. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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