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Instrumentalist

One who plays upon an instrument of music, as distinguished from a vocalist.

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Accompanist 76% connected

The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.

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Accordionist 76% connected

A player on the accordion.

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Bagpiper 76% connected

One who plays on a bagpipe; a piper.

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Bassoonist 76% connected

A performer on the bassoon.

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Fiddler 76% connected

One who plays on a fiddle or violin.

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Flautist 76% connected

A player on the flute; a flutist.

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Flutist 76% connected

A performer on the flute; a flautist.

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Gambist 76% connected

A performer upon the viola di gamba. See under Viola.

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Harmonizer 76% connected

One who harmonizes.

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Harper 76% connected

A player on the harp; a minstrel.

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Harpist 76% connected

A player on the harp; a harper.

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Lutanist 76% connected

A person that plays on the lute.

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Lutenist 76% connected

Same as Lutanist.

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Lutist 76% connected

One who plays on a lute.

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Oboist 76% connected

A performer on the oboe.

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Organist 76% connected

One who plays on the organ.

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Pianist 76% connected

A performer, esp. a skilled performer, on the piano.

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Piper 76% connected

See Pepper.

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Rocker 76% connected

One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.

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Singer 76% connected

One who, or that which, singes.

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Soloist 76% connected

One who sings or plays a solo.

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Trumpeter 76% connected

One who sounds a trumpet.

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Violinist 76% connected

A player on the violin.

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Violist 76% connected

A player on the viol.

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Violoncellist 76% connected

A player on the violoncello.

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Vocalist 76% connected

A singer, or vocal musician, as opposed to an instrumentalist.

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Performer 76% connected

One who performs, accomplishes, or fulfills; as, a good promiser, but a bad performer; especially, one who shows skill and training in any art; as, a…

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Music 74% connected

The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a…

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Music 74% connected

The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a…

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Musician 92% connected

One skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a musical instrument.

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Player 92% connected

One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.

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