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
Producers can skip the studio to work on their devices at home, commissioning instrumentalists and beat makers who live time zones away.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Shortly after the Stones was founded in 1962 by Jagger and Richards, alongside instrumentalist Brian Jones, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts, the band began to skyrocket to fame.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025
Produced by Dan Auerbach for his Easy Eye Sound label, the record represented yet another moment, in a career full of them, of Yola feeling creatively stifled, as though her full range of artistry — as a singer, arranger, producer, and instrumentalist — was sidelined.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
In the 19th century, by contrast, the best way to widely disseminate a piece of music was to write it down; many music lovers in the emerging middle class had at least basic proficiency as singers or instrumentalists.
—Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Shortly after the Stones was founded in 1962 by Jagger and Richards, alongside instrumentalist Brian Jones, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts, the band began to skyrocket to fame.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025
Produced by Dan Auerbach for his Easy Eye Sound label, the record represented yet another moment, in a career full of them, of Yola feeling creatively stifled, as though her full range of artistry — as a singer, arranger, producer, and instrumentalist — was sidelined.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
In the 19th century, by contrast, the best way to widely disseminate a piece of music was to write it down; many music lovers in the emerging middle class had at least basic proficiency as singers or instrumentalists.
—Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instrumentalist
Noun
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Elton John Elton John was one of the many English musicians to perform at Wembley Stadium.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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At $499, the new LCD-S20 are Audeze’s most affordable LCD headphones, bringing the benefits of planar-magnetic technology to producers, musicians and audiophiles who need acoustic isolation.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Superman was created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, a writer and artist, respectively, who met in high school during the Depression.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
11 July 2025
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Few of the artists at the inn had seen an Impressionist picture before.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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“Instrumentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumentalist. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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