organist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of organist
1585–95; < Medieval Latin organista; equivalent to organ ( um ) organ + -ista -ist
Example Sentences
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Morris’s mother and father, respectively, were an accomplished organist and a mechanic who had been gassed in World War I. Like Waugh, Morris boarded as a teenager at Lancing College in West Sussex, England.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Ms Shane not only invited the pair to dance in the ballroom - but also promised the resident organist would accompany them.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
To be an organist, he writes, “requires being one-third interpreter of classical repertoire, one-third jazz improviser, and one-third theologian.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Ton Koopman, the Dutch organist and head of the Bach Archive who performed the works on Monday, said they were "of a very high quality".
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
His mother was a substitute organist for several churches around town.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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