piano player
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2.3
- noun
- /piˈænoʊ ˈpleɪər/
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pianista
- The piano player captivated the audience with her stunning performance at the concert.
- a famous piano player
- jazz piano player
- a good piano player
That is, you learn to become a piano player by practicing the piano.
- That is, you learn to become a piano player by practicing the piano.
- So Bob Tartaglia was our piano player.
- And, and also, you know, most, most, you know, novice piano players don't understand why they have to use their pinky.
- If you look at great piano players like Glenn Gould, you'll they often times will turn their head to the side.
- So I know what jazz piano players play playing should be.
- Like you could be like the piano player.
- So I, you know, I wasn't the greatest piano player.
- That's so I would be the you know, I just want to be the the piano player Tik Toker.
- So this is what we're talking about because I'm just imagining like you're the piano player playing the playing you on.
Examples
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People would watch the slides and sing along with the organist or piano player.
Academic text (1991) -
Everyone steps aside and stops what they're doing—everyone except the piano player, who just keeps on playing.
Fiction book (2002) -
On Thursday, they had a piano player come in for the dinner shift.
Fiction book (1999) -
Hate to say it, but we're looking for a new piano player.
Fiction book (1999) -
I married a piano player, and a lot of chorus girls did that.
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He's only the greatest piano player in the world.
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He's the best piano player in town.
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The TAP students with the top compositions in all categories were piano players with many years of experience on the piano.
Academic text (2015) -
She's come to fill in for Rebecca Goode, our regular piano player, who's down with back misery.
Fiction book (1996) -
The boogie was a popular dance, and piano players such as Fats Waller were proficient in playing the "boogie woogie."
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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1.8
A person who plays or writes music for others
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2.6
A person who plays the piano, often as a job or with great skill
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3.8
A musician who plays piano or other instruments with keys
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5.3
A person who plays a musical instrument, often as a job
A musician who plays instruments like piano or electronic keyboard in a band
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who plays the piano' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'piano' (the instrument) with 'player' (one who plays). This instrument+agent noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The name piano player joins piano, the musical instrument, and player, someone who plays. Imagine a person sitting at the keys making music, so it means 'a person who plays the piano'.