pedalist

ped·al·ist
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Canada, US, UK, Scotland/ˈpɛd.əl.ɪst/Australia, UK/ˈped.əl.ɪst/New Zealand/ˈped.əl.əst/

noun

A person operating the pedals of something.

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Meanings

nounpedalist (plural pedalists)

plural pedalists

  1. entertainmentA person operating the pedals of something.

    An eminent pianist and remarkable pedalist.

    1900, George Grove, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, volume II, page 678
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    The amateur pedalist: new organ work. Price 3s.

    1853, The Musical World, volume 31

Origin

From pedal + -ist. First attested in 1853.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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