guitarist

American  

[gi-tahr-ist] / gɪˈtɑr ɪst /

noun

1. a performer on the guitar.

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Etymology

Origin of guitarist

First recorded in 1760–70; guitar + -ist

Example Sentences

The quartet is fronted by vocalist and lyricist Florence Shaw, who practiced and taught visual art before linking with guitarist Tom Dowse, bassist Lewis Maynard and drummer Nick Buxton in the late 2010s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month, they even got to perform it with Cranberries guitarist Noel Hogan in London.

From BBC

He writes, for example, that the guitarist James Blood Ulmer plays “shrill, disjointed fragments, nervous bits and rickety pieces tied together by a staggered but wryly swinging thematic sensibility.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte has died aged 65, the band has said.

From BBC

The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte has died aged 65, the legendary British dark rock band announced on Friday.

From Barron's