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GUITARIST

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A musician who plays the guitar

Synonyms:

guitar player; guitarist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("guitarist" is a kind of...):

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

Instance hyponyms:

Hendrix; James Marshall Hendrix; Jimi Hendrix (United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970))

B. B. King; King; Riley B King (United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925))

Huddie Leadbetter; Leadbelly; Ledbetter (United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949))

Andres Segovia; Segovia (Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987))

Derivation:

guitar (a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking)

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