as in musicians
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 instrumentalists
Yet, McBride — one of the top instrumentalists and band leaders in all of jazz today — also delivered the goods during his own 75-minute set with his versatile band Ursa Major.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Skeptical in the sense that TOOL are four members, and despite Keenan’s eagerness to put out more TOOL music soon, the band’s instrumentalists have to be on the same page as well.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
There may have been better singers, dancers, instrumentalists, performers and visual artists — but absolutely no one combined those talents as vividly as Prince did.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 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
Vega is also currently busy at work with Elements of Life, his longstanding live outfit that includes his wife Anané and a sprawling collection of instrumentalists.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Skeptical in the sense that TOOL are four members, and despite Keenan’s eagerness to put out more TOOL music soon, the band’s instrumentalists have to be on the same page as well.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
There may have been better singers, dancers, instrumentalists, performers and visual artists — but absolutely no one combined those talents as vividly as Prince did.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 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
Vega is also currently busy at work with Elements of Life, his longstanding live outfit that includes his wife Anané and a sprawling collection of instrumentalists.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instrumentalists
Noun
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But only on some nights are those same musicians in the building.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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In an age where departments of the United States government apparently engage in internet beef with musicians, Homeland Security is taunting Zach Bryan by using one of his songs in a video glorifying immigration enforcement officers.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The honor celebrates artists who have made enduring contributions to documentary cinema.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ravi Kumar and Kaplan both featured on the 2025 TIME100 AI list, which highlights the 100 most influential people in AI this year, from computer scientists to business leaders to policy makers and artists.—
Zoe Corbyn,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Instrumentalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumentalists. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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