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per·cus·sion·ist

(pər-kŭsh′ə-nĭst)

One who plays percussion instruments.

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percussionist

(pəˈkʌʃənɪst)

(Instruments) music a person who plays any of several percussion instruments, esp in an orchestra

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per•cus•sion•ist

(pərˈkʌʃ ə nɪst)

n.

a musician who plays percussion instruments.

[1810–20]

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Noun

percussionist - a musician who plays percussion instruments

cymbalist - a performer on the cymbals

drummer - someone who plays a drum

instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

xylophonist - someone who plays a xylophone

Translations

عازِف آلات إيقاع أو نَقْر

bubeník

slagtøjsspiller

Schlagzeuger

slagverksleikari

slagverker

vurmalı çalgı çalan kimse

打击乐器的演奏者

percussionist

[pəˈkʌʃənɪst] N → percusionista mf

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percussionist

n → Schlagzeuger(in) m(f)

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percussionist

[pəˈkʌʃənɪst] n → percussionista m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

percussion

(pəˈkaʃən) noun

1. (in an orchestra, the group of people who play) musical instruments in which the sound is produced by striking them eg drums, cymbals etc. He plays (the) percussion in the orchestra; (also adjective) a percussion instrument.

2. the striking of one hard object against another. A gun is fired by means of percussion.

perˈcussionist noun

a person who plays percussion instruments in an orchestra etc.

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