Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who plays the piano.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A performer on the pianoforte.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A performer, esp. a skilled performer, on the piano.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
plays thepiano , particularly with skill or as part of anorchestra . - noun WWII A
spy usingradio orwireless telegraphy to keep in touch with headquarters during theSecond World War
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who plays the piano
Etymologies
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A damp and cold New England morning seemed to be wreaking havoc on everyone's tuning — you know you're at an early-music concert when the pianist is pulling out a wrench to tune between movements.
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Mr. Lindberg, a conservatory-trained pianist, is himself among the soloists, but his efforts are likely to be overshadowed by two of the Philharmonic's percussionists, Christopher Lamb and Daniel Druckman, whose arsenal of noise-making instruments will be augmented by various found objects, including sandpaper, stones and scrap metal.
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Two years ago, Glen Hansard, singer/guitarist for the Irish group The Frames, and Markéta Irglová, a teenaged classical pianist from the Czech Republic, starred in a small independent film about a busker (like Hansard himself) and an immigrant flower seller on the streets of Dublin.
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Two years ago, Glen Hansard, singer/guitarist for the Irish group The Frames, and Markéta Irglová, a teenaged classical pianist from the Czech Republic, starred in a small independent film about a busker (like Hansard himself) and an immigrant flower seller on the ...
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A damp and cold New England morning seemed to be wreaking havoc on everyone's tuning — you know you're at an early-music concert when the pianist is pulling out a wrench to tune between movements.
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WHRB 95.3 FM has a tribute today to the late Hank Jones, a great pianist from a great jazz family, who died few days ago.
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The Russian-born pianist is accompanying his talented students from the University's performing arts program.
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EE: While we all know you're an accomplished pianist, is it true you listen to Handel whilst you write?
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The Russian-born pianist is accompanying his talented students from the University's performing arts program.
oroboros commented on the word pianist
This word requires special attention to proper pronunciation, especially in mixed company!
June 28, 2007
bilby commented on the word pianist
It's badly pronounced in Australia. I know what kind of instrument to associate with a pi-an-ist. But what does a peen-is(t) play? Is it some kind of organ?
November 28, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word pianist
Which careful pronunciation and frequent mis-hearing reminds me of the joke show on "30 Rock": "The Rural Juror."
November 28, 2007
tbtabby commented on the word pianist
Yakko, Wakko and Dot washed Beethoven's mouth out with soap when he said he was a pianist.
September 21, 2008
sakhalinskii commented on the word pianist
And whoever said rude humour wasn't allowed on this site. :P
November 9, 2008
frindley commented on the word pianist
Regional variations – I have come across all of these in my neck of the woods:
P-YANno as in nano-second
P-YANnist as in cannister
PYEERnist drop the American r
PYAHno closest the Aussies get to the Italian pronunciation, unfortunately it's guaranteed to make one sound posh and pretentious, as would…
PYAHnist
The Shorter Oxford makes an interesting distinction in pronunciation based on definition/usage:
piano, as in the musical term meaning soft, is pronounced /'pjɑ�?nəʊ/ , i.e. close to the Italian
But piano as in the musical instrument (piano-forte) is pronounced /pɪ'anəʊ/, with the stress moved and the change of vowels.
Pianist is officially /'pɪənɪst/
November 9, 2008
tbtabby commented on the word pianist
Every pianist should invest in a chirogymnast.
February 18, 2009