percussionist

noun

Etymology

From percussion + -ist.

  1. derived from percussiō
  2. derived from percussion
  3. inherited from percussioun
  4. suffixed as percussionist — “percussion + -ist

Definitions

  1. A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks…

    A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.

    • Since the 1960s, the keyboardist, vibraphonist and percussionist Mulatu Astatke has been a prime mover in Ethio-jazz: unmistakably Ethiopian music that also draws on American jazz, Afro-Caribbean music and more.

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