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Thread #136865   Message #3127545
Posted By: Mr Happy
03-Apr-11 - 09:00 AM
Thread Name: Player - ist?
Subject: Player - ist?
I'm looking for definitions to describe players of various musical instruments.

Many already exist & are commonly used.

Pianist
Guitarist
Violinist
Fiddler
Accordionist
etc

Alternatively, the word 'player' is added to the instrument name.

Just adding the suffix 'ist' doesn't work well with some instrument names, such as 'concertinaist'

Are there any proper nouns for specific kinds of instrumentalists?