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cornetist

American  
[kawr-net-ist] / kɔrˈnɛt ɪst /
Or cornettist

noun

  1. a musician who plays the cornet.


cornetist British  
/ kɔːˈnɛtɪst /

noun

  1. a person who plays the cornet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cornetist

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; cornet + -ist

Example Sentences

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I was not yet born to be present at the most legendary gig in jazz history—when cornetist King Oliver with his second horn Louis Armstrong played the Lincoln Gardens in Chicago in the early 1920s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

In the early years of his career, he performed with visiting American jazz musicians including cornetist Rex Stewart, trumpeter Buck Clayton and vibraphonist Lionel Hampton.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2020

The cornetist Ron Miles released the album “I Am a Man” in 2017, full of laments for an already broken world that seemed to be further coming apart.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2020

Carmichael wanted to quickly capture the tune that was famously inspired by a girl, the improvisational prowess of his cornetist friend Bix Beiderbecke or maybe both.

From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2020

We sang no more; but the indefatigable cornetist on the troop deck still entertained his fellows, while occasionally a second steward stole out with a mandolin, and struggled with the intermezzo from "Cavalleria."

From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Fee, Mary Helen

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