accordionist

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US/əˈkɔɹd.i.ə.nəst/

noun

Someone who plays the accordion.

Similar
accordion playeraccordion-player
OriginEnglish accordion ← German Akkordeon →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounaccordionist (plural accordionists)

plural accordionists

  1. Someone who plays the accordion.

    Synonyms: accordion player, accordion-player

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who plays the accordion.

Similar
accordion playeraccordion-player
Also see
squeezeboxer

Origin

  1. GermanAkkord
  2. GermanAkkordeon
  3. Englishaccordion
  4. Englishaccordionist

From accordion + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan acordionista
  • acordionistaplayer of the accordion
Czech harmonikář
  • harmonikářplayer of the accordion
Dutch accordeonist, accordioniste
  • accordeonistplayer of the accordion
  • accordionisteplayer of the accordion
Esperanto akordionisto
  • akordionistoplayer of the accordion
Finnish hanuristi
  • hanuristiplayer of the accordion
French accordéoniste
  • accordéonisteplayer of the accordion
German Akkordeonspieler, Akkordeonspielerin
  • Akkordeonspielerplayer of the accordion
  • Akkordeonspielerinplayer of the accordion
  • Akkordeonistplayer of the accordion
  • Akkordeonistinplayer of the accordion
Greek ακορντεονίστας, ακορντεονίστρια
  • ακορντεονίστας (akornteonístas)player of the accordion
  • ακορντεονίστρια (akornteonístria)player of the accordion
Icelandic harmoníkuleikari
  • harmoníkuleikariplayer of the accordion
Indonesian akordeonis, pemain akordeon
  • akordeonisplayer of the accordion
  • pemain akordeonplayer of the accordion
Irish cairdíneoir
  • cairdíneoirplayer of the accordion
Italian fisarmonicista
  • fisarmonicistaplayer of the accordion
Māori kaiwhakatangi kōriana
  • kaiwhakatangi kōrianaplayer of the accordion
Polish akordeonista, akordeonistka
  • akordeonistaplayer of the accordion
  • akordeonistkaplayer of the accordion
Portuguese acordeonista
  • acordeonistaplayer of the accordion
Russian аккордеони́ст, баяни́ст
  • аккордеони́ст (akkordeoníst)player of the accordion
  • баяни́ст (bajaníst)player of the accordion
  • гармони́ст (garmoníst)player of the accordion
Spanish acordeonista
  • acordeonistaplayer of the accordion
Swedish dragspelare
  • dragspelareplayer of the accordion
Ukrainian акордеоні́ст
  • акордеоні́ст (akordeoníst)player of the accordion
Cite this entry
APA

accordionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accordionist

MLA

“accordionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accordionist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accordionist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accordionist.

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