harpsichordist
noun
a person who plays the harpsichord, especially one who plays skillfully or professionally.
harpsichordists
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pluralof harpsichordist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Only a handful of harpsichordists have become well known, let alone stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
Bach, a canon to which she dedicated her life as one of the world’s premier harpsichordists, died Sept. 27 at a hospital in Prague.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2017
Mr. Egarr’s playing was as entertaining as his palaver, showing a cleanliness, refinement and style all too rare among harpsichordists, but never at the cost of bountiful fantasy.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2017
But harpsichordists tend to mine it only a piece or two at a time.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2011
But today's handful of harpsichordists point out the undeniable fact that only they can make this 18th-Century music sound the way it did in the 18th Century.
From Time Magazine Archive
