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guitar player

guitar player

38 1.3
A person who plays the guitar in songs or bands
  • noun
  • /ɡɪˈtɑːr ˈpleɪər/
translation icon : guitarrista
  • The local band is looking for a new guitar player to join them for their upcoming shows.

Greg Handvid was the guitar player of this twosome that came out.

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Examples

  • It might have been meeting the greatest guitar player I've ever played with this guy called Mike Schmidt in college.

  • When her husband, a self-taught guitar player, discovered his wife's piano ability, he immediately thought about forming a band.

    Academic text (1999)
  • We already have a guitar player, man.

  • I fell in love with a guitar player who played every Tuesday and Thursday.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • And we now had a new lead guitar player who became my boyfriend.

  • For instance, a guitar player who records faces two choices:

    Academic text (2012)
  • When the song ended, the guitar player stepped up to the microphone.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Tash is the best guitar player living on the planet.

  • Percy, you are a very talented guitar player, and if you keep on practicing, you could be great.

  • He's an incredible guitar player, like virtuoso guitar player.

Synonyms

musician
vsguitar player
644 1.8

A person who plays or writes music for others

is limited to performing one instrument rather than many musical roles
player
vsguitar player
219 2.2

A person who performs music on an instrument for a living

is more specific to a single instrument rather than any professional
guitarist
vsguitar player
85 2.9

A person who plays the guitar in concerts or as a job

is the general label for someone playing that instrument rather than a title
instrumentalist
vsguitar player
5 5.3

A person who plays a musical instrument, often as a job

focuses on one specific instrument rather than the broad professional role
axeman
vsguitar player
1 6.1

A person who plays guitar in a band

is the neutral everyday term without the slang or extra nonmusical sense
strummer
vsguitar player
1 5.5

A person who plays a guitar or similar instrument by brushing the strings

is the general performer who may use many techniques not only brushing
plucker
vsguitar player
5.1

A person who plays a string instrument by pulling the strings with their fingers

is the wider term for someone who plays that instrument using any method

How Skilled

virtuoso
12 8.0
guitarist
85 2.9
guitar player
38 1.3
amateur
122 2.8
beginner
81 1.0

Surface Forms

guitar player singular

Morphology

guitar + player

The meaning 'a person who plays the guitar' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'guitar' (the instrument) with 'player' (a person who plays). This head-modifier nominal compound is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Guitar player comes from a simple picture: a guitar is the string instrument and a player is someone who plays it, so you can imagine a person holding a guitar and using their hands to make music. That's why it means 'a person who plays the guitar', usually as a musician.