pannist

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noun

Someone who plays a steelpan.

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Meanings

nounpannist (plural pannists)

plural pannists

  1. Someone who plays a steelpan.

    Most contemporary bands are comprised of between fifty and two hundred volunteer pannists, who play one or two harmonic pans; with up to six instruments, bass pannists have to be pretty dextrous, twisting around to reach the right notes.

    2018, Polly Thomas, The Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago, Apa Publications, →ISBN

    Synonyms: steel drummer, steel pannist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who plays a steelpan.

Similar
steel drummersteel pannist
Also see
steel drummersteel pannist

Origin

From pan + -ist.

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APA

pannist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pannist

MLA

“pannist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pannist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pannist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pannist.

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