pianist

CEFRB2

/ˈpi.ənɪst/

noun

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noun
A person who plays the piano.
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noun
Extra detail
A spy using radio or wireless telegraphy to keep in touch with headquarters during the Second World War.

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meaning

A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.

In context

By the time she became the world's greatest pianist, she had already practised for thousands of hours on her prized piano.
Table IV shows that the pianists were significantly better on both motor and perceptual timing than the nonpianists.
The pianist was Jason Moran, another Houstonian, for whom the past converges with the present: he sometimes likes to find an unobtrusive sequence inside an old standard and turn it into fresh headlines.

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Table IV shows that the pianists were significantly better on both motor and perceptual timing than the nonpianists.
1987, Gordon H Bower, The psychology of learning and motivation: advances in research and theory
The pianist was Jason Moran, another Houstonian, for whom the past converges with the present: he sometimes likes to find an unobtrusive sequence inside an old standard and turn it into fresh headlines.
2010 April 19, Ben Ratliff, “A Mischievous Convergence of Past and Present Jazz”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2023

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From French pianiste, from Italian pianista. Analyzable as piano + -ist.