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clarinetist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛtɪst/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K L EH2 R AH0 N EH1 T IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who plays the clarinet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a musician who plays the clarinet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clarinettist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musician, instrumentalist, player

Narrower terms: Goodman, Benny Goodman, Benjamin David Goodman, King of Swing, Shaw, Artie Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English clarinet Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English clarinetist From clarinet + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կլարնետահար (klarnetahar) — musician
  • Belarusian: кларнеты́ст (klarnjetýst) — musician
  • Belarusian: кларнеты́стка (klarnjetýstka) — musician
  • Bulgarian: кларинети́ст (klarinetíst) — musician
  • Bulgarian: кларинети́стка (klarinetístka) — musician
  • Catalan: clarinetista — musician
  • Czech: klarinetista — musician
  • Czech: klarinetistka — musician
  • Danish: klarinettist — musician
  • Dutch: klarinettist — musician
  • Dutch: klarinettiste — musician
  • Finnish: klarinetisti — musician
  • French: clarinettiste — musician
  • Friulian: clarinetist — musician
  • Georgian: კლარნეტისტი (ḳlarneṭisṭi) — musician
  • German: Klarinettist — musician
  • German: Klarinettistin — musician
  • Greek: κλαρινετίστας (klarinetístas) — musician
  • Greek: κλαρινετίστα (klarinetísta) — musician
  • Icelandic: klarinettuleikari — musician
  • Irish: clairnéideoir — musician
  • Italian: clarinettista — musician
  • Macedonian: кларинети́ст (klarinetíst) — musician
  • Macedonian: кларинети́стка (klarinetístka) — musician
  • Norwegian Bokmål: klarinettist — musician
  • Polish: klarnecista — musician
  • Polish: klarnecistka — musician
  • Portuguese: clarinetista — musician
  • Romanian: clarinetist — musician
  • Romanian: clarinetistă — musician
  • Russian: кларнети́ст (klarnetíst) — musician
  • Russian: кларнети́стка (klarnetístka) — musician
  • Slovak: klarinetista — musician
  • Slovak: klarinetistka — musician
  • Spanish: clarinete — musician
  • Spanish: clarinetista — musician
  • Swedish: klarinettist — musician
  • Ukrainian: кларнети́ст (klarnetýst) — musician
  • Ukrainian: кларнети́стка (klarnetýstka) — musician
  • Yiddish: קלאַרנעטיסט (klarnetist) — musician
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