piano player
Americannoun
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another name for pianist
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any of various devices for playing a piano automatically
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of piano player
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Before he was a skinny piano player, he was a skinny accordion player.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Looking for a new adventure in 1970, she and a friend moved to San Francisco, where she fell in with a group of friends that included a piano player named Keith Godchaux.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
By the time Donna and Keith Godchaux had become enamored of the Dead, the band was in the market for a new piano player.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
"He was just a really nice old gentleman and a really good piano player," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
“You hear Miss Fannie playing the piano? She’s the best piano player in Egypt Town, second to my mama.”
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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