accompanist

[ uh-kuhm-puh-nist, uh-kuhmp-nist ]
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noun
  1. Music. a person who plays an accompaniment.

Origin of accompanist

1
First recorded in 1825–35; accompan(y) + -ist
  • Also ac·com·pa·ny·ist [uh-kuhm-puh-nee-ist] /əˈkʌm pə ni ɪst/ .

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How to use accompanist in a sentence

  • The star accompanist aspires to the same mastery when he plays for a famous singer or instrumentalist.

    Piano Mastery | Harriette Brower

British Dictionary definitions for accompanist

accompanist

sometimes US accompanyist (əˈkʌmpəniːɪst)

/ (əˈkʌmpənɪst, əˈkʌmpnɪst) /


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

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