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baritonist

baritonist noun: a player of the baritone saxophone.

Noun

baritonist (plural baritonists)

  1. (jazz) A player of the baritone saxophone
    • Featured most notably with Dizzy Gillespie's big band, Payne showed the influence of Harry Carney (the best-known baritonist of the swing era) in his meaty and authoritative sound[…].1994 June 3, Neil Tesser, “Eric Alexander, Cecil Payne & John Ore”, in Chicago Reader
  2. A player of the baritone horn (brass instrument)

Forms of baritonist

pluralbaritonists

Origin of baritonist

From baritone + -ist.

Questions about baritonist

What does baritonist mean?
Baritonist means a player of the baritone saxophone.
What part of speech is baritonist?
Baritonist is a noun.
What is the plural of baritonist?
The plural of baritonist is baritonists.

Words near baritonist in the dictionary

  1. baritone saxophone
  2. baritone saxophones
  3. baritone saxophonist
  4. baritone saxophonists
  5. baritones
  6. baritonist
  7. baritonists
  8. baritons
  9. baritosis
  10. baritsu
  11. barium

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