tenorist

[ten-uh-rist]

noun

1. a person who sings tenor.

2. a person who plays a tenor instrument.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenorist¹

First recorded in 1715–25; tenor + -ist

Example Sentences

The opening Strike Up the Band developed as the tenorist's unhurried shuffle of famous swing-sax licks gently morphed into new shapes.

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Louis van Beethoven, son of the above-named tenorist, a boy of eleven years, and of most promising talents.

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