piano player

noun

pianist.

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

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Origin of piano player

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby piano player

piano accordion, piano bar, piano duet, piano hinge, piano nobile, piano player, piano quartet, piano quintet, piano reduction, piano roll, piano stool

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Example sentences from the Web for piano player

And rather than be balked of it, he turns to the less sophisticated mechanism of the piano-player.
The Joyful Heart|Robert Haven Schauffler
The piano-player rose from his neglected instrument and caught him also.
Woven with the Ship|Cyrus Townsend Brady
The piano-player bangs and thumps his hideously-wiry instrument.
Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations|William Howe
For this, in passing through the piano-player, is almost reduced to a frigid astronomical basis.
The Joyful Heart|Robert Haven Schauffler

Saturated with it, he returns to his piano-player and plays the concert all over again.
The Joyful Heart|Robert Haven Schauffler

British Dictionary definitions for piano player

piano player

noun

another name for pianist

any of various devices for playing a piano automatically

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