ear player

noun

A musician who plays, learns, or composes music by relying on their hearing and memory rather than reading sheet music, chord charts, or tablature.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounear player (plural ear players)

plural ear players · alternative ear-player

  1. entertainmentA musician who plays, learns, or composes music by relying on their hearing and memory rather than reading sheet music, chord charts, or tablature.

    I think the book might well set some ear-player on the road to jazzy fame if that is the right word for it.

    1961, Evans Bros., Music Teacher and Piano Student, volume 40, page 48
Cite this entry
APA

ear player. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20player

MLA

“ear player.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20player. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ear player,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20player.

Source: ear player on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.