Meanings
nounpercussionist (plural percussionists)
plural percussionists
- A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.
Since the 1960s, the keyboardist, vibraphonist and percussionist Mulatu Astatke has been a prime mover in Ethio-jazz: unmistakably Ethiopian music that also draws on American jazz, Afro-Caribbean music and more.
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Synonyms & antonyms
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Catalan percussionista
- percussionistamusician
Danish percussionist
- percussionistmusician
Finnish lyömäsoittaja, perkussionisti
- lyömäsoittajamusician
- perkussionistimusician
French percussionniste
- percussionnistemusician
German Perkussionist, Perkussionistin
- Perkussionistmusician
- Perkussionistinmusician
- Schlagwerkermusician
- Schlagwerkerinmusician
- Schlagzeugermusician
- Schlagzeugerinmusician
- Schlagzeugspielermusician
- Schlagzeugspielerinmusician
Hungarian ütőhangszerművész
- ütőhangszerművészmusician
Irish cnagcheoltóir
- cnagcheoltóirmusician
Japanese パーカッショニスト
- パーカッショニスト (pākasshonisuto)musician
Korean 퍼커셔니스트
- 퍼커셔니스트 (peokeosyeoniseuteu)musician
Norwegian Bokmål perkusjonist, slagverker
- perkusjonistmusician
- slagverkermusician
Polish perkusista, bębniarz
- perkusistamusician
- bębniarzmusician
Russian уда́рник, уда́рница
- уда́рник (udárnik)musician
- уда́рница (udárnica)musician
Spanish percusionista
- percusionistamusician
Swedish perkussionist, slagverkare
- perkussionistmusician
- slagverkaremusician
Ukrainian уда́рник, уда́рниця
- уда́рник (udárnyk)musician
- уда́рниця (udárnycja)musician
Cite this entry
APA
percussionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussionist
MLA
“percussionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussionist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “percussionist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussionist.
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