multi-instrumentalist

noun

mul·​ti-in·​stru·​men·​tal·​ist ˌməl-tē-ˌin(t)-strə-ˈmen-tə-list How to pronounce multi-instrumentalist (audio)
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: a musician who plays two or more instruments

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The live lineup is rounded out by multi-instrumentalist Rob Laufer. Katherine Turman, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025 The multifaceted singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist channels the serenity of the natural environment into his music, establishing an intimate connection between himself and his surroundings. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2025 The post comes nearly a week after Hudson, the multi-instrumentalist of the Band, died at age 87 at the Ten Broeck Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing in upstate New York. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025 Patricia Arquette learns of Lost Highway director David Lynch's death during live interview: 'There's nobody like him' Garth Hudson Garth Hudson, the keyboardist, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist who was the last surviving member of Rock and Roll legends, the Band, died Jan. 21 at 87. Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for multi-instrumentalist 

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multi-instrumentalist was in 1969

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“Multi-instrumentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multi-instrumentalist. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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