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accompanist
[ uh-kuhm-puh-nist, uh-kuhmp-nist ]
accompanist
/ əˈkʌmpənɪst; əˈkʌmpəniːɪst; əˈkʌmpnɪst /
noun
- a person who plays a musical accompaniment for another performer, esp a pianist accompanying a singer
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Word History and Origins
Origin of accompanist1
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Example Sentences
The art of conducting goes frequently with that of accompanying, and he was an excellent accompanist.
"I never thought of that; I could have judged better of your voice if we had had an accompanist," said her host.
She was the best accompanist he had ever had, and an extremely nice girl—not a bit like her cub of a brother.
He used to be good enough to work with me when I could not afford to have an accompanist for more than two hours a day.
The star accompanist aspires to the same mastery when he plays for a famous singer or instrumentalist.
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