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TIMPANIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who plays the kettledrums
Synonyms:
timpanist; tympanist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("timpanist" is a kind of...):
drummer (someone who plays a drum)
Derivation:
timpani; tympani; tympanum (a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it)