pianist

[pee-an-ist, pyan-, pee-uh-nist]

noun

1. a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.

pianist

/ ˈpɪənɪst /

noun

1. a person who plays the piano

Word History and Origins

Origin of pianist¹

1830–40; < French pianiste < Italian pianista. See piano ¹, -ist

Example Sentences

Her father and mother, both visiting Belgians, are a diplomat and a pianist respectively.

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Two pianists weave together brief musical statements—crawling, low-end figures; chiming high notes; staggered phrases; wisps of possible melodies.

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A talented pianist, Alon Ohel, who also has Serbian and German nationality, was set to start music studies after returning from a trip to Asia in the weeks before being abducted at Supernova.

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His songs were sung by Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand; they won Academy Awards and were part of the repertory of any self-respecting cocktail pianist.

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Each pianist had a tablet computer sending out individual musical instructions.

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