instrumentalist

[ in-struh-men-tl-ist ]
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noun
  1. a person who plays a musical instrument.

  2. an advocate of instrumentalism.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or advocating instrumentalism.

Origin of instrumentalist

1
First recorded in 1815–25; instrumental + -ist

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British Dictionary definitions for instrumentalist

instrumentalist

/ (ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntəlɪst) /


noun
  1. a person who plays a musical instrument

  2. philosophy a person who believes in the doctrines of instrumentalism

adjective
  1. of or relating to instrumentalism

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