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cornetist

cornetist noun: someone who plays the cornet.

cornetist: someone who plays the cornet
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Noun

cornetist (plural cornetists)

  1. Someone who plays the cornet.
    • The cornetist’s sombre repertoire had made her spirits drop.2022, Kate Atkinson, Shrines of Gaiety, Doubleday, page 85

Forms of cornetist

pluralcornetists

Origin of cornetist

From cornet + -ist.

Questions about cornetist

What does cornetist mean?
Cornetist means someone who plays the cornet.
What part of speech is cornetist?
Cornetist is a noun.
What is the plural of cornetist?
The plural of cornetist is cornetists.

Words near cornetist in the dictionary

  1. cornetcy
  2. corneter
  3. corneters
  4. cornetfish
  5. cornetfishes
  6. cornetist
  7. cornetists
  8. cornetite
  9. cornets
  10. cornett
  11. Cornette

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