pianist

Definition

A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.

Etymology

From French pianiste, from Italian pianista. Analyzable as piano + -ist.

Example Sentences

• "By the time she became the world's greatest pianist, she had already practised for thousands of hours on her prized piano."
• "Table IV shows that the pianists were significantly better on both motor and perceptual timing than the nonpianists."
• "The pianist was Jason Moran, another Houstonian, for whom the past converges with the present: he sometimes likes to find an unobtrusive sequence inside an old standard and turn it into fresh headlines."