bandsman

American  

[bandz-muhn] / ˈbændz mən /

noun

plural

bandsmen

1. a musician who plays in a band.

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bandsman British  

/ ˈbændzmən /

noun

1. a player in a musical band, esp a brass or military band

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Gender

Is bandsman gender-neutral? See -man.

Etymology

Origin of bandsman

First recorded in 1835–45; band ¹ + 's ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

Like his boy, Ross was himself the only son of an itinerant musician, an orphaned military and later ocean-liner bandsman.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2015

But his fellow composer Rutland Boughton suggested he apply to become a Royal Marine bandsman.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2013

The bandsman was working locally as an army recruiter.

From Reuters • May 24, 2013

In college, he joined the Army Reserve as a bandsman, playing the alto saxophone, and was later called into active duty and sent to Fort Bragg, N.C., where he made the pistol team.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2013

Dick waited, curious to hear what followed, and incensed at what did; for, when the bandmaster entered, he had glanced sharply at the now bandsman, and then passed on.

From The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne by Smith, A. Monro