organist

noun

or·​gan·​ist ˈȯr-gə-nist How to pronounce organist (audio)
: a person who plays the organ

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Attendees can join in the singing with guest choir conductor and organist Charles Frost, president of the Hymn Society of the United States and Canada. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025 While Hudson had joined the lineup as an organist, his responsibilities grew with the group’s sound to include the keyboard, accordion, woodwinds, and brass. Justin Curto, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025 The cathedral’s thunderous organ, its 8,000-pipes painstakingly restored and cleaned of toxic dust, will also respond to the archbishop’s invocation, with four organists playing a variety of melodies. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024 His kids loved the music and light show, but the organist often didn’t work on weekdays. IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for organist 

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of organist was in 1548

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“Organist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/organist. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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organist

noun
or·​gan·​ist ˈȯr-gə-nəst How to pronounce organist (audio)
: one who plays an organ

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