carillonneur

[ kar-uh-luh-nuror, especially British, kuh-ril-yuh-ner; French ka-ree-yaw-nœr ]

noun

, plural car·il·lon·neurs [kar-, uh, -l, uh, -, nurz, k, uh, -, ril, -y, uh, -nerz, k, a, -, r, ee-yaw-, nœr].

1. a person who plays a carillon.

carillonneur

/ kəˌrɪljəˈnɜː /

noun

1. a person who plays a carillon

Word History and Origins

Origin of carillonneur¹

1765–75; < French: carillon, -eur

Example Sentences

Artists can take over and “play” billboards and the chapel like a carillonneur playing a carillon.

From New York Times

“I thought, ‘When I’m going to be the carillonneur, I’m going to change the repertoire so the people are going to look up.’

From Washington Post

“It’s just sort of broadcast, so there’s a responsibility, I think the carillonneur has, to play music that everyone is able to appreciate.”

From Washington Post

He recalled in 2018 that he met a student carillonneur while the two were studying organ together.

From Seattle Times

When the National Film Board of Canada climbed up the tower for a 1951 documentary, Robert Donnell, the carillonneur at the time, prepared for a performance as if he was getting ready to brawl.

From New York Times