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Definition of Instrumentalist
1. Noun. Someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession).
Group relationships: Musical Group, Musical Organisation, Musical Organization
Specialized synonyms: Accompanist, Accompanyist, Accordionist, Bandsman, Bassist, Bassoonist, Bell Ringer, Carillonneur, Cellist, Violoncellist, Clarinetist, Clarinettist, Flautist, Flute Player, Flutist, Gambist, Guitar Player, Guitarist, Harmoniser, Harmonizer, Harper, Harpist, Harpsichordist, Hornist, Jazz Musician, Jazzman, Keyboardist, Koto Player, Lutanist, Lutenist, Lutist, Oboist, Organist, Percussionist, Pianist, Piano Player, Bagpiper, Piper, Recorder Player, Rhythm And Blues Musician, Rock 'n' Roll Musician, Rocker, Saxist, Saxophonist, Singer, Vocaliser, Vocalist, Vocalizer, Sitar Player, Soloist, Trombone Player, Trombonist, Cornetist, Trumpeter, Vibist, Vibraphonist, Fiddler, Violinist, Violist
Generic synonyms: Performer, Performing Artist
Derivative terms: Instrument, Music, Music, Music, Musicianship, Play
Definition of Instrumentalist
1. n. One who plays upon an instrument of music, as distinguished from a vocalist.
Definition of Instrumentalist
1. Noun. One who plays a musical instrument, as distinguished from a vocalist ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Instrumentalist
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Instrumentalist
Literary usage of Instrumentalist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Present Conflict of Ideals: A Study of the Philosophical Background of by Ralph Barton Perry (1918)
"Such a view would be consistent with the bare instrumentalist thesis that truth
... It would be necessary quite independently of the instrumentalist theory ..."
2. Test Case: Italy, Ethiopia, and the League of Nations by George W. Baer (1976)
"... TEST CASE An instrumentalist League Mussolini did not intend the invasion of
Ethiopia in October to be the test case for collective security in Europe. ..."
3. The Field of Philosophy: An Introduction to the Study of Philosophy by Joseph Alexander Leighton (1919)
"THE instrumentalist VIEW OF INTELLIGENCE. In the latest development of pragmatism
in the hands of John Dewey and his school, and to which the name ..."
4. A Dictionary of the Drama: A Guide to the Plays, Play-wrights, Players, and by William Davenport Adams (1904)
"He was trained to be an instrumentalist, and began life in the orchestra of the
Brighton Theatre, where he made his debut as an actor as Old Crazy in ..."
5. Her Royal Highness Woman and His Majesty by Max O'Rell (1901)
"CHAPTER IX ART IN LOVE Pleasure and happiness—Love is the poetry of the senses—The
artistic temperament—The instrument and the instrumentalist—The defence ..."
6. The Field of Philosophy: An Outline of Lectures on Introduction to Philosophy by Joseph Alexander Leighton (1918)
"THE instrumentalist VIEW OP INTELLIGENCE. In the latest development of pragmatism
in the hands of John Dewey and his school, and to which the name in- ..."
7. Sixty Years of Recollections by Ernest Legouvé, Albert Dresden Vandam (1893)
"Berlioz as a Singer and instrumentalist.—The Real Man as distinct from the Reputed
One.—A Sonata by Beethoven.—Berlioz' good-natured contempt for Italian ..."
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