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View synonyms for accompanist

accompanist

[ uh-kuhm-puh-nist, uh-kuhmp-nist ]

noun

  1. Music. a person who plays an accompaniment.


accompanist

/ əˈkʌmpəniːɪst; əˈkʌmpnɪst; əˈkʌmpənɪst /

noun

  1. a person who plays a musical accompaniment for another performer, esp a pianist accompanying a singer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of accompanist1

First recorded in 1825–35; accompan(y) + -ist
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Example Sentences

During her time in Ohio, Coretta dated a Jewish man, a fellow student and her piano accompanist, for two years.

The art of conducting goes frequently with that of accompanying, and he was an excellent accompanist.

"I never thought of that; I could have judged better of your voice if we had had an accompanist," said her host.

She was the best accompanist he had ever had, and an extremely nice girl—not a bit like her cub of a brother.

He used to be good enough to work with me when I could not afford to have an accompanist for more than two hours a day.

The star accompanist aspires to the same mastery when he plays for a famous singer or instrumentalist.

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