organist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of organist
1585–95; < Medieval Latin organista; equivalent to organ ( um ) organ + -ista -ist
Example Sentences
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Jimmy Smith, the jazz organist, was an early inspiration, he told The Times in 1996; Smith’s albums, he said, were his “bibles.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
And certain creators, such as organist Anna Lapwood, who shares videos of her performing to her 1.4m followers, are social media stars in their own right.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
To be an organist, he writes, “requires being one-third interpreter of classical repertoire, one-third jazz improviser, and one-third theologian.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Ton Koopman, the Dutch organist and head of the Bach Archive who performed the works on Monday, said they were "of a very high quality".
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
Dvorak’s other notable student, organist and composer Harry Rowe Shelley, may not have heeded the call as conscientiously, certainly not if his orchestral works Souvenir de Baden-Baden and The Crusaders are anything to go by.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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