keyboardist

noun

key·​board·​ist ˈkē-ˌbȯr-dist How to pronounce keyboardist (audio)
: a person who plays a keyboard musical instrument

Examples of keyboardist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Stygian Rose marks the band’s first full-length with a dedicated keyboardist, and his atmospheric contributions elevate the entire composition. Kim Kelly, SPIN, 18 June 2024 The core four members of Talking Heads — vocalist and guitarist David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, bassist Tina Weymouth and keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison — split rather acrimoniously in 1991 and have rarely shared stages in the years since. William Earl, Variety, 14 June 2024 Family members and friends gathered to launch what is planned to be an annual commemoration of the soulful, musically versatile keyboardist and songwriter, who died Dec. 18 after a multiyear cancer battle. Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2024 Arthur — who grew up in Anoka, Minnesota, and played with Lamont Cranston, Paul Peterson, Northcoast and other Twin Cities groups — is Frampton’s bandleader, keyboardist and cinematographer. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for keyboardist 

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Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of keyboardist was in 1973

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“Keyboardist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keyboardist. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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