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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

楽器奏者

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gakki sōsha

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Instrumentalist/ˌɪn.strəˈmɛn.təl.ɪst/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は才能のある楽器奏者です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who plays a musical instrument, especially as a professional.

    "The orchestra featured several world-class instrumentalists in its brass section."
  2. 2

    A person who advocates or utilizes a particular instrument, method, or means to achieve an end.

    "In philosophical discourse, he was known as an instrumentalist regarding scientific theories."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English noun instrument, originating from Old French instrument, stemming from Latin instrumentum (tool, implement), combined with the suffix -ist denoting a person who performs or practices an action. The term emerged in the 18th century to specifically designate a person who plays a musical instrument rather than solely working with mechanical devices.

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