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jazzman

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: JH AE1 Z M AE2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A male member of a jazz band.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a musician who plays or composes jazz music

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jazz musician

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musician, instrumentalist, player

Narrower terms: syncopator, Armstrong, Louis Armstrong, Satchmo, Davis, Miles Davis, Miles Dewey Davis Jr., Ellington, Duke Ellington, Edward Kennedy Ellington, Hampton, Lionel Hampton, Herman, Woody Herman, Woodrow Charles Herman, Monk, Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Sphere Monk, Morton, Jelly Roll Morton, Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton, Oliver, Joseph Oliver, King Oliver, Tatum, Art Tatum, Arthur Tatum, Waller, Fats Waller, Thomas Wright Waller

History

Etymology

From jazz + -man.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: dżezmen — A male member of a jazz band
  • Polish: jazzman — A male member of a jazz band