piano player


noun
  1. a mechanical device that actuates the keys of a player piano.

Origin of piano player

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

Words Nearby piano player

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How to use piano player in a sentence

  • John Epperson, known as the fabulous drag performer Lypsinka, played the “Jaded piano player” in Black Swan.

    My Black Swan Star Turn | John Epperson | February 19, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • He quite knew that to dally with the piano-player while smoking a high-class cigar was to insult the cigar.

    The Regent | E. Arnold Bennett
  • There the boy perfected himself as a piano player and wrote a host of early compositions.

  • And lest she should begin to thank him he got out of his chair and went up to the piano-player—making that noise!

  • He's worth a dozen Paul Burtons, the vapid little piano-player.

    Destiny | Charles Neville Buck
  • If you have a rotten piano player the numbers will usually turn out to be terrible.

British Dictionary definitions for piano player

piano player

noun
  1. another name for pianist

  2. any of various devices for playing a piano automatically

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