INSTRUMENTALIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does instrumentalist mean? 

• INSTRUMENTALIST (noun)
  The noun INSTRUMENTALIST has 1 sense:

1. someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

  Familiarity information: INSTRUMENTALIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INSTRUMENTALIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

instrumentalist; musician; player

Hypernyms ("instrumentalist" is a kind of...):

performer; performing artist (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "instrumentalist"):

rock 'n' roll musician; rocker (a performer or composer or fan of rock music)

koto player (a musician who plays the koto)

lutanist; lutenist; lutist (a musician who plays the lute)

oboist (a musician who plays the oboe)

organist (a person who plays an organ)

percussionist (a musician who plays percussion instruments)

pianist; piano player (a person who plays the piano)

bagpiper; piper (someone who plays the bagpipe)

recorder player (someone who plays the recorder)

rhythm and blues musician (a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music)

keyboardist (a musician who plays a keyboard instrument)

saxist; saxophonist (a musician who plays the saxophone)

singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)

sitar player (a musician who plays the sitar)

soloist (a musician who performs a solo)

trombone player; trombonist (a musician who plays the trombone)

cornetist; trumpeter (a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet)

vibist; vibraphonist (a musician who plays the vibraphone)

fiddler; violinist (a musician who plays the violin)

violist (a musician who plays the viola)

clarinetist; clarinettist (a musician who plays the clarinet)

accompanist; accompanyist (a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano))

accordionist (a musician who plays the accordion)

concertinist (a person who plays the concertina)

bandsman (a player in a band (especially a military band))

bassist (a musician who play the bass viol)

bassoonist (a musician who plays the bassoon)

bell ringer (someone who plays musical handbells)

carillonneur (a musician who plays a carillon)

cellist; violoncellist (someone who plays a violoncello)

flautist; flute player; flutist (someone who plays the flute)

gambist (a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba)

guitar player; guitarist (a musician who plays the guitar)

harmoniser; harmonizer (a musician who sings or plays in harmony)

harper; harpist (someone who plays the harp)

harpsichordist (someone who plays the harpsichord)

hornist (a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn))

jazz musician; jazzman (a musician who plays or composes jazz music)

Holonyms ("instrumentalist" is a member of...):

musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)

Derivation:

instrument (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)