piano player

American  

noun

• piano players
  plural

1. pianist.

2. a mechanical device that actuates the keys of a player piano.

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piano player British  

noun

1. another name for pianist

2. any of various devices for playing a piano automatically

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• piano players
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of piano player

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

piano player

The title references the film “Casablanca,” and its piano player, Sam, whose music stirs up memories of the central love story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

Donna approached the Dead’s Jerry Garcia at a club and informed him that her husband was going to be the band’s next piano player.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

By the time Donna and Keith Godchaux had become enamored of the Dead, the band was in the market for a new piano player.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

The drawing shows the flamboyant piano player with his leg on the keyboard and a stool overturned behind him.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

She was a really good piano player, and now her teacher and my teacher, Mrs. Virgil, were going to join their recitals together.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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