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nounbassman (plural bassmen)
plural bassmen
- A man who plays the bass guitar.
"We have 10 eyes on it -- all four of us you can see and the one you can't," says Martin, referring to band members Buckland, drummer Will Champion, bassman Guy Berryman and the so-called fifth member, former manager Phil Harvey.
2009 March 8, James Wigney, “Coldplay running hot”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2009Synonyms: bassist
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nounA man who plays the bass guitar.
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bassman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bassman
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“bassman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bassman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bassman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bassman.
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