accompanist

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/əˈkʌmp(ə)nɪst/

noun

The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.

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Meanings

nounaccompanist (plural accompanists)

plural accompanists

  1. entertainmentThe performer in music who takes the accompanying part.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Broader
musicianinstrumentalistplayer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

First attested in 1833. From accompany + -ist.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 伴奏者
  • 伴奏者 (bànzòuzhě)performer who takes the accompanying part
Danish akkompagnatør
  • akkompagnatørperformer who takes the accompanying part
Esperanto akompanisto
  • akompanistoperformer who takes the accompanying part
Finnish säestäjä
  • säestäjäperformer who takes the accompanying part
French accompagnateur, accompagnatrice
  • accompagnateurperformer who takes the accompanying part
  • accompagnatriceperformer who takes the accompanying part
German Begleiter, Begleiterin
  • Begleiterperformer who takes the accompanying part
  • Begleiterinperformer who takes the accompanying part
Hungarian kísérő, zongorakísérő
  • kísérőperformer who takes the accompanying part
  • zongorakísérőperformer who takes the accompanying part
Irish tionlacaí
  • tionlacaíperformer who takes the accompanying part
Japanese 伴奏者
  • 伴奏者 (bansōsha)performer who takes the accompanying part
Korean 반주자
  • 반주자 (banjuja)performer who takes the accompanying part
Norwegian Bokmål akkompagnatør
  • akkompagnatørperformer who takes the accompanying part
Polish akompaniator, akompaniatorka
  • akompaniatorperformer who takes the accompanying part
  • akompaniatorkaperformer who takes the accompanying part
Portuguese acompanhador
  • acompanhadorperformer who takes the accompanying part
Russian аккомпаниа́тор
  • аккомпаниа́тор (akkompaniátor)performer who takes the accompanying part
Spanish acompañante
  • acompañanteperformer who takes the accompanying part
Swedish ackompanjatör
  • ackompanjatörperformer who takes the accompanying part
Welsh cyfeilydd, cyfeilyddes
  • cyfeilyddperformer who takes the accompanying part
  • cyfeilyddesperformer who takes the accompanying part
Cite this entry
APA

accompanist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accompanist

MLA

“accompanist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accompanist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accompanist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accompanist.

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