cornetist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cornetist
Example Sentences
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“Techno Logic,” recorded in London, Berlin and New York, features British tuba player and composer Theon Cross and vocalist and cornetist Ben LaMar Gay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
At the Little Gem Saloon next door, where some of the first jazz gigs were played, a three-story-tall mural paying homage to the pioneering cornetist Buddy Bolden was also ruined.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2021
Her father, a cornetist, operated a tavern and concert hall in nearby Fond du Lac that boasted of having the first revolving crystal ball north of Chicago.
From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2020
Carmichael wanted to quickly capture the tune that was famously inspired by a girl, the improvisational prowess of his cornetist friend Bix Beiderbecke or maybe both.
From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2020
In one or two towns a village band, or perhaps a lone cornetist, plays in the street outside.
From Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
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