hornist

H4O1R1N1I1S1T1

noun

Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical instruments).

OriginEnglish horn ← Middle English horn ← Old English horn →
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Meanings

nounhornist (plural hornists)

plural hornists

  1. Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical instruments).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥h₂nós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥h₂nóm
  5. Proto-Germanic*hurną
  6. Proto-West Germanic*horn
  7. Old Englishhorn
  8. Middle Englishhorn
  9. Englishhorn
  10. Englishhornist

From horn + -ist.

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Translations

Finnish torvensoittaja
  • torvensoittajaTranslations
French corniste
  • cornisteTranslations
Polish waltornista
  • waltornistaTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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