jazzman

[ jaz-man, -muhn ]

noun

, plural jazz·men [jaz, -men, -m, uh, n].

1. a musician who plays jazz.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jazzman¹

First recorded in 1925–30; jazz + man

Example Sentences

Later today, she’ll go to Tyler Perry Studios, the 330-acre Atlanta compound to watch auditions for “A Jazzman’s Blues,” a movie two decades in the works that Perry, the director, asked Allen to choreograph.

From Washington Post

This week, he had Brian Williams reprise his role as newsman-turned-jazzman.

From The Daily Beast

When he dropped out of high school to try his hand at being a jazzman he was still young, but already 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds.

From The Daily Beast