organist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of organist
1585–95; < Medieval Latin organista; equivalent to organ ( um ) organ + -ista -ist
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Don Henley compares the Eagles’ role there to the organist at a silent movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
For Daniel-Hoste, a classically trained pipe organist who plays in regional orchestras and teaches piano on the side, his expenditures hardly seemed exorbitant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
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
“Here we are again. Whee! I’ve made a little list, the piano organist; all people who eat peppermint and puff it in your face.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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