noun
Meaning 1
A tenor singer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tenor
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tenorist
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noun
Meaning 2
Someone who plays a tenor saxophone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a musician who plays the tenor saxophone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tenor saxophonist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saxophonist, saxist
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English tenor 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 tenorist From tenor + -ist.