pianist
Syllables: pi·a·nist/ˈpi.ənɪst/US/ˈpi.ənɪst/
pianist noun: a person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.
Noun
pianist (plural pianists)
- A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.
- By the time she became the world's greatest pianist, she had already practised for thousands of hours on her prized piano.
- Table IV shows that the pianists were significantly better on both motor and perceptual timing than the nonpianists.1987, Gordon H Bower, The psychology of learning and motivation: advances in research and theory
- A spy using radio or wireless telegraphy to keep in touch with headquarters during the Second World War.
pianist meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
pianist in Hindi
- पियानोवादक, पियानिस्ट
pianist in Tamil
- பியானோ கலைஞர்
pianist in Marathi
- पियानोवादक, पियानिस्ट
pianist in Urdu
- پیاانو نواز
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- pianist in Bengali
- পিয়ানো বাদক
- pianist in Telugu
- పియానిస్ట్
- pianist in Malayalam
- കിന്നരം വായിക്കുന്നവൻ, പിയാനോ വായിക്കുന്നവൾ
- pianist in Kannada
- ಪಿಯಾನಿಸ್ಟ್, ಪಿಯಾನೋವಾದಕ
- pianist in Punjabi
- ਪਿਆਨੋਵਾਦਕ
- pianist in Gujarati
- પિયાનોવાદક, પિયાનિસ્ટ
- pianist in Odia
- ପିଆନୋବାଦକ, ପିଯ଼ାନୋବାଦକ
- pianist in Nepali
- पियानोवादक, पियानिस्ट
- pianist in Tagalog
- piyanista
- pianist in Arabic
- عَازِف بِيَانُو ʕāzif biyānō
- pianist in Malay
- pemain piano
- pianist in Persian
- پیانیست piyânist
- pianist in Thai
- นักเปียโน nák-bpiia-noo
Examples of pianist in a sentence
- Lively show tunes being belted out by the pianist on the grand piano.
- The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully.
- The pianist played a C on the a of four.
Synonyms of pianist
Forms of pianist
| plural | pianists |
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Origin of pianist
From French pianiste, from Italian pianista. Analyzable as piano + -ist.
Words formed from pianist
Questions about pianist
- What does pianist mean?
- Pianist means a person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.
- What is pianist in Hindi?
- Pianist in Hindi is पियानोवादक, पियानिस्ट. See Pianist meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pianist?
- Pianist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pianist?
- Pianist is pronounced /ˈpi.ənɪst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pianist?
- The plural of pianist is pianists.
Words near pianist in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pianist (page history and authors); pianist (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pianist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pianist (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pianist (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pianist (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pianist (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pianist (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pianist (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pianist (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pianist (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pianist (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pianist (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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