guitarist

UK/ɡɪˈtɑɹɪst/US/ɡɪˈtɑɹɪst/

nounB1+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,527 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: guitarists

A guitarist is somebody who plays the guitar. A session guitarist, the lead guitarist, work as a guitarist.

The fingertips must build calluses before playing stops hurting, which takes a few weeks and defeats a good many beginners. A session guitarist plays on other people's records for a fee and often never appears on the sleeve.

Definitions of guitarist

1nounguitaristSomebody who plays the guitar.B1+
“The band needs a new guitarist now that theirs has left to go solo.”

guitarist is a musician.

Where it comes from

Spanish
guitarra
English
guitar
English, today
guitarist

From guitar + -ist. guitar Borrowed from Spanish guitarra. From Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ. a doublet of cithara and cither and zither, but not related to sitar.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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guitarist in the wild

A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar.
Guitarist
George Washington Benson is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
George Benson
In big band music, the guitarist is considered part of the rhythm section, alongside bass and drums.
Rhythm guitar
In 1973, he shared a Grammy Award in the Best Chamber Music Performance category with fellow guitarist Julian Bream for Together).
John Williams (guitarist)
The band is without any of its three founding members, leaving rhythm guitarist Chris Henderson as the only member from The Better Life lineup remaining.
3 Doors Down

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