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keyboardist

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who plays a keyboard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a musician who plays a keyboard instrument

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musician, instrumentalist, player

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English keyboard 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 keyboardist From keyboard + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍵盤手 /键盘手 (jiànpánshǒu) — musician who plays the keyboard
  • Dutch: toetsenist — musician who plays the keyboard
  • Finnish: kosketinsoittaja — musician who plays the keyboard
  • French: claviériste — musician who plays the keyboard
  • German: Keyboarder — musician who plays the keyboard
  • German: Keyboarderin — musician who plays the keyboard
  • Interlingua: clavierista — musician who plays the keyboard
  • Japanese: キーボーディスト (kībōdisuto) — musician who plays the keyboard
  • Korean: 키보디스트 (kibodiseuteu) — musician who plays the keyboard
  • Polish: klawiszowiec — musician who plays the keyboard
  • Romanian: pianist — musician who plays the keyboard
  • Romanian: clavirist — musician who plays the keyboard
  • Romanian: clăpar — musician who plays the keyboard
  • Russian: клавишник (klavišnik) — musician who plays the keyboard
  • Spanish: tecladista — musician who plays the keyboard
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