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clarinetist

/ˌklæɹɪˈnɛtɪst/

clarinetist noun: someone who plays the clarinet.

Noun

clarinetist (plural clarinetists)

  1. Someone who plays the clarinet.
    • “Benny Goodman was the King of Swing,” he used to tell Benny. “Best jazz clarinetist in the world.”2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 56
    Synonyms:
    clarinet-player

Synonyms of clarinetist

  • clarinet-player

Forms of clarinetist

pluralclarinetists
alternative formclarinettist

Origin of clarinetist

From clarinet + -ist.

Questions about clarinetist

What does clarinetist mean?
Clarinetist means someone who plays the clarinet.
What part of speech is clarinetist?
Clarinetist is a noun.
How do you pronounce clarinetist?
Clarinetist is pronounced /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛtɪst/.
What is the plural of clarinetist?
The plural of clarinetist is clarinetists.

Words near clarinetist in the dictionary

  1. clariid
  2. clariids
  3. Clarin
  4. Clarinda
  5. clarinet
  6. clarinetist
  7. clarinetists
  8. clarinets
  9. clarinettist
  10. clarinettists
  11. Claringbold

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