keyboardist

noun

key·​board·​ist ˈkē-ˌbȯr-dist How to pronounce keyboardist (audio)
: a person who plays a keyboard musical instrument

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Gahan’s uncertainty comes after an extensive world tour in support of the release of 2023’s Memento Mori, which was their first album after the unexpected death of founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024 Those two singers and their bandmates, bassist/violinist/clarinetist John Fernandes, keyboardist Pete Erchick, and drummer Eric Harris, discovered wavelengths that have kept echoing for nearly 30 years now. Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024 The Bee Gees’ former keyboardist Blue Weaver, who also played with Bryon in the Welsh rock group Amen Corner, confirmed his death last Thursday on Facebook. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024 In 1968-70, he was aided and abetted in the band by keyboardist Tom Constanten, his like-minded former roommate at Oakland’s Mills College. Chris Morris, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for keyboardist 

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of keyboardist was in 1973

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“Keyboardist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keyboardist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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