timpanist

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noun

Someone who plays the timpani.

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Meanings

nountimpanist (plural timpanists)

plural timpanists

  1. Someone who plays the timpani.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who plays the kettledrums

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tympanist
Broader
drummer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From timpani + -ist.

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Translations

Finnish patarumpali
  • patarumpalisomeone who plays the timpani
French timbalier, timbalière
  • timbaliersomeone who plays the timpani
  • timbalièresomeone who plays the timpani
Irish tiompánaí
  • tiompánaísomeone who plays the timpani
Italian timpanista
  • timpanistasomeone who plays the timpani
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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