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Definition of Bandsman
1. Noun. A player in a band (especially a military band).
Generic synonyms: Instrumentalist, Musician, Player
Definition of Bandsman
1. Noun. a player in a musical band, especially a military or brass one ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bandsman
1. a member of a musical band [n BANDSMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bandsman
Literary usage of Bandsman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biographies of Working Men by Grant Allen (1890)
"WILLIAM HERSCHEL, bandsman. LD Isaac Herschel, the oboe-player of the King's
Guard in Hanover, had served with his regiment for many years in the chilly ..."
2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1888)
"... always talks of bandsman with bated breath, and rushes forward to open the
outer door when the great man prepares to leave the Chambers. ..."
3. The American Library Annual: Including Index to Dates of Current Events (1915)
"bandsman Blake, champion English middleweight pugilist, knocks out Dixie Kid in
21 rounds, London. Ta i С: Ledoux, French bantam weight, bests "Bill" ..."