piccoloist

[ pik-uh-loh-ist ]

noun

1. a person who plays the piccolo.

Word History and Origins

Origin of piccoloist¹

First recorded in 1880–85; piccolo + -ist

Example Sentences

Accompanying the chorus was a boisterous band of graying musicians, including a piccoloist and an electric guitarist.

From New York Times

"Northern Illinois linebacker Jamaal Bass got suspended one game for knocking down a marching band's piccoloist," noted RJ Currie of SportsDeke.com.

From Seattle Times

Appointment of Gus Hasselblad, best piccoloist on the force, to be chief of police.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cinema Singers Piccoloist Ever since the story ending "Who called that son-of-a-gun a piccolo-player?" won its wide circulation, piccoloists have had considerable difficulty in getting themselves taken seriously.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week Maurice Van Praag, personnel manager of the New York Philharmonic-Symphony, told another piccolo story: A Philharmonic piccoloist wandered recently into the wareroom of a phonograph company where a salesman bent all efforts to sell him a machine.

From Time Magazine Archive