instrumentalist

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noun

One who plays a musical instrument, as distinguished from a vocalist.

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musicianplayer
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Meanings

nouninstrumentalist (plural instrumentalists)

plural instrumentalists

  1. One who plays a musical instrument, as distinguished from a vocalist.
  2. human sciencesAn adherent of instrumentalism.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who plays a music as a profession

Similar
musicianplayer
Broader
performerperforming artist
Also see
instrumentistmusicianplayer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From instrumental + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan instrumentista
  • instrumentistaone who plays a musical instrument
French instrumentiste
  • instrumentisteone who plays a musical instrument
Greek οργανοπαίχτης, οργανοπαίκτρια
  • οργανοπαίχτης (organopaíchtis)one who plays a musical instrument
  • οργανοπαίκτρια (organopaíktria)one who plays a musical instrument
Icelandic hljóðfæraleikari
  • hljóðfæraleikarione who plays a musical instrument
Italian strumentista
  • strumentistaone who plays a musical instrument
Māori kaiwhakatangi
  • kaiwhakatangione who plays a musical instrument
Polish instrumentalista, instrumentalistka
  • instrumentalistaone who plays a musical instrument
  • instrumentalistkaone who plays a musical instrument
Romanian instrumentalist
  • instrumentalistone who plays a musical instrument
Spanish instrumentista
  • instrumentistaone who plays a musical instrument
Swedish instrumentalist
  • instrumentalistone who plays a musical instrument
Vietnamese nhạc công
  • nhạc côngone who plays a musical instrument
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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