guitarist
Americannoun
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guitarists
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of guitarist
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The 75-year-old E Street Band guitarist certainly made his mark on the property in his near two decades as owner.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Stepping into the band’s lead guitarist role was Nick Johnston, a forceful presence delivering crisp musical phrases that could be fittingly elegant or snarling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
He worked through the music of that first new release, joined by its quartet members: guitarist Max Light, bassist Walter Stinson and drummer Jon Starks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Perry’s current all-star band, the Joe Perry Project — featuring the Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson and Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford — continues to tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
And I remember a lone, almost ragged guitarist huddled on a side street playing and singing just for himself when he glanced up and instantly recognized the oncoming, striding figure.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Throughout the show, vintage video clips and moments from his early career played across a massive LED screen, while an orchestra and a few guitarists accompanied him on stage.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
If, at 82 years old, he’s considering his legacy, he’s also still spilling out new ideas at a startling pace, sometimes in new ensembles—the one heard on last year’s “Listen Ship” included six guitarists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The opening hour was a tour de force, with Estranged just one of the songs that gave Slash the chance to remind us why he is one of the standout guitarists of his generation.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
His performance, according to Nils Lofgren, one of the guitarists in the 19-piece E Street Band, was a “brutally honest and melodic statement of Truth.”
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
These days, guitarists who want to play a well-known pop or folk song can do so simply by reading a chart with the names of the chords.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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