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accompanist

/əˈkʌmp(ə)nɪst/

accompanist noun: the performer in music who takes the accompanying part.

Noun

accompanist (plural accompanists)

  1. The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.

accompanist meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada

accompanist in Hindi

उपवादक, संगतकार, संगत देने वाल

accompanist in Tamil

உடன் செல்பவர், கையாள், பின்தொடர்பவர், துணையாள், பக்கவாத்தியக்காரர்

accompanist in Kannada

ಪಕ್ಕವಾದ್ಯವನ್ನು ನುಡಿಸುವವನು

Forms of accompanist

pluralaccompanists

Origin of accompanist

First attested in 1833. From accompany + -ist.

Questions about accompanist

What does accompanist mean?
Accompanist means the performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
What is accompanist in Hindi?
Accompanist in Hindi is उपवादक, संगतकार, संगत देने वाल. See Accompanist meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is accompanist?
Accompanist is a noun.
How do you pronounce accompanist?
Accompanist is pronounced /əˈkʌmp(ə)nɪst/.
What is the plural of accompanist?
The plural of accompanist is accompanists.

Words near accompanist in the dictionary

  1. accompaniest
  2. accompanieth
  3. accompaniment
  4. accompanimental
  5. accompaniments
  6. accompanist
  7. accompanists
  8. accompanitive
  9. accompany
  10. accompanying
  11. accompanyings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: accompanist (page history and authors); accompanist (Hindi Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accompanist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accompanist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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