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trumpetist

trumpetist noun: a trumpeter; someone who plays a trumpet.

Noun

trumpetist (plural trumpetists)

  1. (rare) A trumpeter; someone who plays a trumpet.
    • […] without ever spoiling the high-range adjustment of his lips by descending into the lower registers of principal trumpetists […]1948, Curt Sachs, Our Musical Heritage: A Short History of Music, page 268
    • The trumpet was late in joining the orchestra, partly because the self-styled "knightly" guild in which the trumpetists were organized precluded, or at least discouraged, any cooperation with ordinary musicians.1957, The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, page 647

Forms of trumpetist

pluraltrumpetists

Origin of trumpetist

From trumpet + -ist.

Questions about trumpetist

What does trumpetist mean?
Trumpetist means a trumpeter; someone who plays a trumpet.
What part of speech is trumpetist?
Trumpetist is a noun.
What is the plural of trumpetist?
The plural of trumpetist is trumpetists.

Words near trumpetist in the dictionary

  1. trumpeters
  2. trumpetfish
  3. trumpetfishes
  4. trumpeting
  5. trumpetings
  6. trumpetist
  7. trumpetists
  8. trumpetless
  9. trumpetlike
  10. trumpetress
  11. trumpetresses

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