sideman
noun
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
sidemen
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pluralof sideman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These five musicians are acclaimed bandleaders and sought-after sidemen, sometimes in each other’s ensembles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
Indeed, the author rarely interrupts the flow of such rock trivia as recording sessions, touring dates and sidemen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
On the road, his sidemen would rib him as he fed jukeboxes to hear weepers like “Your Cheatin’ Heart.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2021
From 1955 to 1957, he often had the best New Orleans sidemen backing him up, socking the backbeat and answering him with impudent saxophones.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2020
Accordingly the act-books tell their interesting story of ministers on beginning service sending wardens and sidemen abroad to command men to come to church.
From The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects by Sedley Lynch Ware
