Synonyms of instrumentalist

instrumentalist

noun

ˌin(t)-strə-ˈmen-tᵊl-ist 

as in musician

a person who plays a musical instrument

he excels as a conductor, a composer, and as an instrumentalist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• musician
• artist
• performer
• organist
• virtuoso
• soloist
• drummer
• player
• violinist
• guitarist
• pianist
• keyboardist
• saxophonist
• minstrel
• maestro
• accompanist
• percussionist
• flutist
• trumpeter
• recitalist
• clarinetist
• trombonist
• harpist
• flautist
• violist
• accordionist
• fiddler
• oboist
• bassoonist
• cornetist
• picker
• piper
• symphonist
• hornist
• organ-grinder
• reedman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of instrumentalist

The announcement could go after the one about what to do if the theater is overrun by period instrumentalists. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Now 94, Cynthia still entertains with tales of bygone Barbados at the family's regular guest cocktail parties, whilst dinner is underscored by jazz singers and instrumentalists. — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

The neighborhood band, a community effort, draws 20 to 30 instrumentalists each year and rehearses just once, 30 minutes before the procession. — Georgia Ross, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026

Coleman’s harmolodic theory — in which melody, harmony and rhythm are each treated as equal components to be performed simultaneously by each instrumentalist in a group — had a profound effect on Ulmer. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026