as in musician
a person who plays a musical instrument
he excels as a conductor, a composer, and as an instrumentalist
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With the loss of multi-talented instrumentalist Roy Ayers, who died on Wednesday at the age of 84, the hip-hop world is honoring one of its greatest inspirations and sample sources.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Other instrumentalists at the concert will include electric bassist Clifford Hunt, a string teacher in Joliet, and drummer Mike Carlson of Oak Forest.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
He is widely known as a Grammy Award-winning jazz instrumentalist.
—Jim Asker, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
His father, who’s his current manager, was also a singer and instrumentalist who audio engineered for Earth, Wind & Fire, Whitney Houston, and Jill Scott.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Other instrumentalists at the concert will include electric bassist Clifford Hunt, a string teacher in Joliet, and drummer Mike Carlson of Oak Forest.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
He is widely known as a Grammy Award-winning jazz instrumentalist.
—Jim Asker, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
His father, who’s his current manager, was also a singer and instrumentalist who audio engineered for Earth, Wind & Fire, Whitney Houston, and Jill Scott.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Instrumentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumentalist. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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