instrumentalist

Other forms: instrumentalists

Definitions of instrumentalist

1. noun

   someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
   synonyms: musician, player

   types:

   accompanist, accompanyist

   a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)

   accordionist

   a musician who plays the accordion

   bandsman

   a player in a band (especially a military band)

   bassist

   a musician who plays the lowest-pitched string instrument such as a bass guitar or double bass

   bassoonist

   a musician who plays the bassoon

   bell ringer

   someone who plays musical handbells

   carillonneur

   a musician who plays a carillon

   cellist, violoncellist

   someone who plays a violoncello

   clarinetist, clarinettist

   a musician who plays the clarinet

   flautist, flute player, flutist

   someone who plays the flute

   gambist

   a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba

   guitar player, guitarist

   a musician who plays the guitar

   harmoniser, harmonizer

   a musician who sings or plays in harmony

   harper, harpist

   someone who plays the harp

   harpsichordist

   someone who plays the harpsichord

   hornist

   a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn)

   jazz musician, jazzman

   a musician who plays or composes jazz music

   keyboardist

   a musician who plays a keyboard instrument

   koto player

   a musician who plays the koto

   lutanist, lutenist, lutist

   a musician who plays the lute

   oboist

   a musician who plays the oboe

   organist

   a person who plays an organ

   percussionist

   a musician who plays percussion instruments

   pianist, piano player

   a person who plays the piano

   bagpiper, piper

   someone who plays the bagpipe

   recorder player

   someone who plays the recorder

   rhythm and blues musician

   a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music

   rock 'n' roll musician, rocker

   a performer or composer or fan of rock music

   saxist, saxophonist

   a musician who plays the saxophone

   singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer

   a person who sings

   sitar player

   a musician who plays the sitar

   soloist

   a musician who performs a solo

   trombone player, trombonist

   a musician who plays the trombone

   cornetist, trumpeter

   a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet

   vibist, vibraphonist

   a musician who plays the vibraphone

   fiddler, violinist

   a musician who plays the violin

   violist

   a musician who plays the viola

   alto

   a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef

   alto saxophonist, altoist

   a musician who plays the alto saxophone

   baritone, barytone

   a male singer

   bass, basso

   an adult male singer with the lowest voice

   bugler

   someone who plays a bugle

   canary

   a female singer

   caroler, caroller

   a singer of carols

   castrato

   a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice

   chorister

   a member of a singing group, especially in church

   contralto

   a woman singer having a contralto voice

   balladeer, crooner

   a singer of popular ballads

   cymbalist

   a performer on the cymbals

   drummer

   someone who plays a drum

   folk singer, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour

   a singer of folk songs

   hummer

   a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words

   lieder singer

   a singer of lieder

   madrigalist

   a singer of madrigals

   opera star, operatic star

   singer of lead role in an opera

   pipe major

   the chief piper in a band of bagpipes

   rapper

   someone who performs rap music

   recitalist

   a musician who gives recitals

   rock star

   a famous singer of rock music

   songster

   a person who sings

   soprano

   a female singer

   syncopator

   a musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band)

   tenor

   an adult male with a tenor voice

   tenor saxophonist, tenorist

   a musician who plays the tenor saxophone

   thrush

   a woman who sings popular songs

   torch singer

   a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs

   voice

   (metonymy) a singer

   warbler

   a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song

   xylophonist

   someone who plays a xylophone

   yodeler, yodeller

   a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs)

   type of:

   performer, performing artist

   an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience