organist

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noun

A musician who plays the organ.

OriginMiddle French organiste ← Medieval Latin organista →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

nounorganist (plural organists)

plural organists

  1. A musician who plays the organ.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinorganista
  2. Middle Frenchorganiste
  3. Englishorganist

From Middle French organiste, from Medieval Latin organista. By surface analysis, organ + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan organista
  • organistamusician who plays the organ
Chinese Cantonese 風琴家 /风琴家, 司琴
  • 風琴家 /风琴家 (fung¹ kam⁴ gaa¹)musician who plays the organ
  • 司琴 (si¹ kam⁴)musician who plays the organ
Chinese Mandarin 風琴家 /风琴家, 司琴
  • 風琴家 /风琴家 (fēngqínjiā)musician who plays the organ
  • 司琴 (sīqín)musician who plays the organ
Czech varhaník
  • varhaníkmusician who plays the organ
Dutch organist
  • organistmusician who plays the organ
Esperanto orgenisto
  • orgenistomusician who plays the organ
Finnish urkuri
  • urkurimusician who plays the organ
French organiste
  • organistemusician who plays the organ
German Organist, Organistin
  • Organistmusician who plays the organ
  • Organistinmusician who plays the organ
  • Orgelspielermusician who plays the organ
  • Orgelspielerinmusician who plays the organ
Greek οργανίστας
  • οργανίστας (organístas)musician who plays the organ
Hebrew אורגניסט, נגן עוגב
  • אורגניסט (organíst)musician who plays the organ
  • נגן עוגב (nagán ugáv)musician who plays the organ
  • עוגבאי (ugaváy)musician who plays the organ
Hungarian orgonista, orgonaművész
  • orgonistamusician who plays the organ
  • orgonaművészmusician who plays the organ
Icelandic orgelleikari, organisti
  • orgelleikarimusician who plays the organ
  • organistimusician who plays the organ
Irish orgánaí
  • orgánaímusician who plays the organ
Italian organista
  • organistamusician who plays the organ
Japanese オルガニスト
  • オルガニスト (oruganisuto)musician who plays the organ
Korean 오르가니스트
  • 오르가니스트 (oreuganiseuteu)musician who plays the organ
Lithuanian vargonininkas
  • vargonininkasmusician who plays the organ
Norwegian Bokmål organist
  • organistmusician who plays the organ
Polish organista, organistka
  • organistamusician who plays the organ
  • organistkamusician who plays the organ
Portuguese organista
  • organistamusician who plays the organ
Romanian organist, organistă
  • organistmusician who plays the organ
  • organistămusician who plays the organ
Russian органи́ст, органи́стка
  • органи́ст (organíst)musician who plays the organ
  • органи́стка (organístka)musician who plays the organ
Spanish organista
  • organistamusician who plays the organ
Swedish organist
  • organistmusician who plays the organ
Turkish orgcu
  • orgcumusician who plays the organ
Ukrainian органі́ст, органі́стка
  • органі́ст (orhaníst)musician who plays the organ
  • органі́стка (orhanístka)musician who plays the organ
Yiddish אָרגאַניסט, אָרגלער
  • אָרגאַניסט (organist)musician who plays the organ
  • אָרגלער (orgler)musician who plays the organ

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

roastingsignatorOrangistStrangioGorstian
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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