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jazzer

jazzer

1 8.5
A person who plays or loves jazz music
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒæzər/
translation icon : jazzista
  • Brian McKnight is a real jazzer, passionate about sharing his love for jazz music.

Now I use I always say that that major chords for jazz players playing over major chords, that's like kryptonite for jazzers, right?

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Examples

  • Black jazzers in the 1930s.

  • "Improvisation is for the 'jazzers,' not my students in concert band, orchestra, choir, or general music class."

    Academic text (1991)
  • Now I use I always say that that major chords for jazz players playing over major chords, that's like kryptonite for jazzers, right?

  • In her free time, she enjoys discussing her favorite albums with other jazzers.

  • As a dedicated jazzer, he spends every weekend at the local jazz club, listening to live performances.

Synonyms

jazz musician
vsjazzer
22 2.3

A person who plays or writes jazz music

is broader and includes enthusiastic fans as well as people who play that style
jazzman
vsjazzer
2 4.7

A man who plays or writes jazz music

is gender neutral and also covers enthusiastic nonplayers
jazzwoman
vsjazzer
6.0

A woman who plays or writes jazz music

is gender neutral and can include fans as well as performers

Surface Forms

jazzer singular
jazzers plural

Morphology

jazzer = jazz (transparent) = jazz + er

The word clearly denotes a person associated with jazz, formed in the regular English agentive pattern jazz + -er.

Etymology

Jazzer comes from jazz plus the ending -er, where -er means 'one who', as in player. Jazz began as a word for lively, energetic music, so a jazzer is 'one who plays or loves jazz'.