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

Etymology

Origin of piano player

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

piano player

Before he was a skinny piano player, he was a skinny accordion player.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

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

"He was just a really nice old gentleman and a really good piano player," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025

“David Paich has the best feel of any piano player I’ve ever met.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2024

If you ask me, it’s just a mall but with shinier doorknobs, marblier floors, fancier stores, and a real piano player instead of prerecorded Muzak.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein