Meanings
nounsaxophonist (plural saxophonists)
plural saxophonists
- A person who owns, plays or practices with the saxophone.
They enjoyed music from a live saxophonist during the journey before visiting Braintree Town Hall for refreshments and Christmas cake.
2021 December 29, “Network News: Music train for dementia sufferers”, in RAIL, number 947, page 19
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Germanic*sahsą
- Proto-West Germanic*sahs
- Proto-West Germanic*Sahsō
- Old High GermanSahso
- Middle High GermanSahse
- GermanSachse
- GermanSachs
- FrenchSax
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
- Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
- Frenchsaxophone
- Englishsaxophone
- Englishsaxophonist
Translations
Bulgarian саксофони́ст, саксофони́стка
- саксофони́ст (saksofoníst)person who plays or practices with the saxophone
- саксофони́стка (saksofonístka)person who plays or practices with the saxophone
Catalan saxofonista
- saxofonistaperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Czech saxofonista, saxofonistka
- saxofonistaperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saxofonistkaperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Danish saxofonist
- saxofonistperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Dutch saxofoonspeler, saxofoonspeelster
- saxofoonspelerperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saxofoonspeelsterperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saxofonistperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saxofonisteperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Estonian saksofonimängija, saksofonist
- saksofonimängijaperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saksofonistperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Finnish saksofonisti, fonisti
- saksofonistiperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- fonistiperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
French saxophoniste
- saxophonisteperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
German Saxophonist, Saxophonistin
- Saxophonistperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- Saxophonistinperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Greek σαξοφωνίστας, σαξοφωνίστρια
- σαξοφωνίστας (saxofonístas)person who plays or practices with the saxophone
- σαξοφωνίστρια (saxofonístria)person who plays or practices with the saxophone
Hungarian szaxofonos
- szaxofonosperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Irish sacsafónaí
- sacsafónaíperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Italian sassofonista, saxofonista
- sassofonistaperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saxofonistaperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Japanese サクソフォニスト
- サクソフォニスト (sakusofonisuto)person who plays or practices with the saxophone
Korean 색소포니스트
- 색소포니스트 (saeksoponiseuteu)person who plays or practices with the saxophone
Latin saxophonista, saxophonistus
- saxophonistaperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saxophonistusperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Latvian saksofonists, saksofoniste
- saksofonistsperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saksofonisteperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Lithuanian saksofònininkas, saksofònininkė
- saksofònininkasperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saksofònininkėperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saksofoni̇̀stasperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saksofoni̇̀stėperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Norwegian Bokmål saksofonist
- saksofonistperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Polish saksofonista, saksofonistka
- saksofonistaperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saksofonistkaperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Portuguese saxofonista
- saxofonistaperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Romanian saxofonist, saxofonistă
- saxofonistperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saxofonistăperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Russian саксофони́ст, саксофони́стка
- саксофони́ст (saksofoníst)person who plays or practices with the saxophone
- саксофони́стка (saksofonístka)person who plays or practices with the saxophone
Slovak saxofonista, saxofonistka
- saxofonistaperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
- saxofonistkaperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Spanish saxofonista
- saxofonistaperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Swedish saxofonist
- saxofonistperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Turkish saksofoncu
- saksofoncuperson who plays or practices with the saxophone
Ukrainian саксофоні́ст, саксофоні́стка
- саксофоні́ст (saksofoníst)person who plays or practices with the saxophone
- саксофоні́стка (saksofonístka)person who plays or practices with the saxophone
Cite this entry
APA
saxophonist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saxophonist
MLA
“saxophonist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saxophonist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saxophonist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saxophonist.
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