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clarinetist

clarinetist

3 4.9
A musician who plays the clarinet
  • noun
  • /ˌklærɪˈnɛtɪst/
translation icon : clarinetista
  • Yesterday, the talented clarinetist performed a beautiful solo at the concert.

Examples

  • What if this child still shows promise as a clarinetist and, after a few years of instruction, goes to a professional clarinetist for lessons?

    Academic text (2005)
  • But Joe, our clarinetist, couldn't come.

  • One clarinetist has mentioned that this section is difficult because "the phrases all look the same."

    Academic text (2012)
  • Because she was a clarinetist, she was accustomed to reading and fingering one note at a time.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Ralph had a lifelong and intense interest in classical and jazz music and was an accomplished clarinetist.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Malory was a clarinetist and senior music education major and was scheduled to perform her senior recital in October.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The morning AP test involved the top clarinetist, the top percussionist, and the top trumpet student.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Does it really matter that the best clarinet player sits in the first chair rather than the third when both clarinetists are playing the same music?

    Academic text (1994)
  • Clarinetists who use vibrato when playing certain musical styles also use a jaw vibrato more than any other kind.

    Academic text (1994)
  • At the conclusion of the second movement, the pianist, violinist, and cellist all departed from the stage, leaving only the clarinetist to perform the third movement.

    Academic text (1997)

How Many

clarinetist
3 4.9

Surface Forms

clarinetist singular
clarinetists plural

Morphology

clarinetist = clarinet (transparent) = clarinet + ist

This is a regular agent noun meaning a person who plays the clarinet.

Etymology

Clarinetist comes from clarinet (a small wind instrument) plus -ist, a part that means 'a person who does something'. The name clarinet comes from the root clar- meaning 'clear' (like clear) and meant 'a small, bright trumpet', so a clarinetist is 'a person who plays the clarinet'.