HARPSICHORDIST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who plays the harpsichord

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("harpsichordist" is a kind of...):

instrumentalist; musician; player (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))

Instance hyponyms:

Landowska; Wanda Landowska (United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959))

Derivation:

harpsichord (a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots)