PERCUSSIONIST

percussionist

(noun) a musician who plays percussion instruments

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

percussionist (plural percussionists)

A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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