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pannist

pannist noun: someone who plays a steelpan.

Noun

pannist (plural pannists)

  1. Someone who plays a steelpan.
    • Most contemporary bands are comprised of between fifty and two hundred volunteer pannists, who play one or two harmonic pans; with up to six instruments, bass pannists have to be pretty dextrous, twisting around to reach the right notes.2018, Polly Thomas, The Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago, Apa Publications, →ISBN

Synonyms of pannist

Forms of pannist

pluralpannists

Origin of pannist

From pan + -ist.

Phrases with pannist

Questions about pannist

What does pannist mean?
Pannist means someone who plays a steelpan.
What part of speech is pannist?
Pannist is a noun.
What is the plural of pannist?
The plural of pannist is pannists.

Words near pannist in the dictionary

  1. pannikinsful
  2. panning
  3. panning and scanning
  4. panning out
  5. pannings
  6. pannist
  7. pannists
  8. pannofix
  9. Pannona
  10. Pannone
  11. Pannones

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