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rhythmist

[ rith-mist ]
/ ˈrɪð mɪst /
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noun
a person versed in or having a fine sense of rhythm.
a person who uses rhythm, especially in a skilled way: a film editor who is a good rhythmist.
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Origin of rhythmist

First recorded in 1860–65; rhythm + -ist

Words nearby rhythmist

rhythmic, rhythmical, rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmicity, rhythmics, rhythmist, rhythm method, rhythm section, rhythm stick, rhytidectomy, rhyton
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British Dictionary definitions for rhythmist

rhythmist
/ (ˈrɪðmɪst) /
noun
rare a person who has a good sense of rhythm
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