tympanist

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A form of timpanist — Someone who plays the timpani.

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Meanings

nountympanist (plural tympanists)

plural tympanists

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of timpanist.

    She did not belong either to that gentler but more rhapsodic band who seek to extract strange worshipful music from the male, the xylorimbists or tympanists or flute players.

    1999, Howard Jacobson, Peeping Tom, page 207

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who plays the kettledrums

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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