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accompanist

[ uh-kuhm-puh-nist, uh-kuhmp-nist ]
/ əˈkʌm pə nɪst, əˈkʌmp nɪst /
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noun
Music. a person who plays an accompaniment.
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Also ac·com·pa·ny·ist [uh-kuhm-puh-nee-ist] /əˈkʌm pə ni ɪst/ .

Origin of accompanist

First recorded in 1825–35; accompan(y) + -ist
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British Dictionary definitions for accompanist

accompanist

sometimes US accompanyist (əˈkʌmpəniːɪst)

/ (əˈkʌmpənɪst, əˈkʌmpnɪst) /

noun
a person who plays a musical accompaniment for another performer, esp a pianist accompanying a singer
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