percussionist

English

Etymology

From percussion +‎ -ist.

Noun

percussionist (plural percussionists)

  1. A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.
    • 2025 August 15, Jon Pareles, “10 New Songs You Need to Hear: Khalid, Jay Som, Steve Lacy and More”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 August 2025:
      Since the 1960s, the keyboardist, vibraphonist and percussionist Mulatu Astatke has been a prime mover in Ethio-jazz: unmistakably Ethiopian music that also draws on American jazz, Afro-Caribbean music and more.

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