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trumpetist en · NOUN

Etymology

From trumpet + -ist.

Meanings

1. (rare) A trumpeter; someone who plays a trumpet.
   • […] without ever spoiling the high-range adjustment of his lips by descending into the lower registers of principal trumpetists […] 1948, Curt Sachs, Our Musical Heritage: A Short History of Music, page 268:
   • The trumpet was late in joining the orchestra, partly because the self-styled "knightly" guild in which the trumpetists were organized precluded, or at least discouraged, any cooperation with ordinary musicians. 1957, The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, page 647:
   • On another night at the Rosebud, the whole upper deck of the club was taken over by performers accompanying famous Cuban trumpetist and former bandmember of the Havana Latin fusion band […] 2016, Miguel A. Sagué-Machiran, Canoa: Taino Indigenous Dream River Journey:

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