banjo
noun
a musical instrument of the guitar family, having a circular body covered in front with tightly stretched parchment and played with the fingers or a plectrum.
banjoist
-
a word derived from
banjo.
Example Sentences
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Clarkson previously released “Favorite Kind of High” and “I Hate Love,” which both feature on “Chemistry,” an album where she gets a little help from comedian and banjoist Steve Martin.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
As a disciple of banjoist Earl Scruggs, Mr. Emerson could play blazingly fast but was also a sensitive accompanist on slower tempos.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2021
No, this banjoist wants to tweet, and he believes that his band was inhibiting that desire.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2021
He was also noted for his work with banjoist Bela Fleck and Jerry Garcia.
From Fox News ● Dec. 27, 2020
The bone-player clicks it, The banjoist picks it, It 'livens the clog-dancer's heels; The bass-viol moans it, The bagpiper drones it, They play it for waltzes and reels.
From Cape Cod Ballads, and Other Verse by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
