organist

nounB2Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #11,344 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: organists

An organist is somebody who plays the large keyboard instrument in a church. The parish organist.

Both hands and both feet are used at once, which is why the training takes so long. A good organist can hold a congregation together better than any conductor.

Definitions of organist

1nounorganistSomebody who plays the large keyboard instrument in a church.B2
“The organist had played the same instrument for fifty-one years.”

organist is a musician.

Where it comes from

Medieval Latin organista comes from organum, an instrument, from Greek organon, a tool.

Medieval Latin
organista
Middle French
organiste
English, today
organist

From Middle French organiste, from Medieval Latin organista. by surface analysis, organ + -ist.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

organist in the wild

Louis Victor Jules Vierne was a French organist and composer.
Louis Vierne
Richard Arnold "Groove" Holmes was an American jazz organist who performed in the hard bop and soul jazz genre.
Richard Holmes (organist)
Membership is not limited to professional organists, but is open to anybody with an interest in organs and organ music.
American Guild of Organists
Layton was an American stadium organist who played at old Yankee Stadium for nearly 40 years, earning him membership in the New York Sports Hall of Fame.
Eddie Layton
An organ scholar is a young musician employed as a part-time assistant organist at a cathedral, church or institution where regular choral services are held.
Organ scholar

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