guitarist
Americannoun
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guitarists
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Etymology
Origin of guitarist
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The Offspring’s co-founding guitarist Noodles is pausing on performing due to a health scare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The 75-year-old E Street Band guitarist certainly made his mark on the property in his near two decades as owner.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Stepping into the band’s lead guitarist role was Nick Johnston, a forceful presence delivering crisp musical phrases that could be fittingly elegant or snarling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
But the weekly win went to his guest, legendary guitarist Johnny Marr, thanks to his exact score in the final game of that weekend, Fulham's 1-1 draw with Manchester United.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Then Jane looks up at me all pouty and big-eyed and says, "My brother is the guitarist."
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
The opening hour was a tour de force, with Estranged just one of the songs that gave Slash the chance to remind us why he is one of the standout guitarists of his generation.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
His performance, according to Nils Lofgren, one of the guitarists in the 19-piece E Street Band, was a “brutally honest and melodic statement of Truth.”
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
A 1994 Threadgill release, “Song Out of My Trees,” included one track, “Over the River Club,” featuring pianist Myra Melford and four guitarists, among them Messrs. Ross and Harris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
In “The Collection” is a group portrait of Hammett and Metallica frontman James Hetfield posing with other guitarists from that tour: Slayer’s Kerry King, Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine and Anthrax’s Scott Ian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
These days, guitarists who want to play a well-known pop or folk song can do so simply by reading a chart with the names of the chords.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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