Synonyms and antonyms of People who play musical instruments or write music in British Thesaurus

accompanist (noun)

someone who plays the supporting music while someone else sings or plays the main tune

bandsman (noun)

someone who plays an instrument in a military or brass band

bassist (noun)

someone who plays a bass guitar or a double bass

busker (noun)

British someone who performs music in the streets and other public places for money

cellist (noun)

someone who plays the cello

composer (noun)

someone who writes music, especially classical music

drum major (noun)

the leader of a military marching band

drummer (noun)

someone who plays the drums in a band

fiddler (noun)

informal someone who plays the violin, especially someone who plays folk music

first violin (noun)

a musician who plays the violin in an orchestra and belongs to the most important group of violinists

flautist (noun)

British someone who plays the flute. The American word is flutist.

flutist (noun)

American a flautist

Impressionist (noun)

music a composer who writes music in the style of Impressionism

instrumentalist (noun)

someone who plays a musical instrument

keyboardist (noun)

a musician who plays an instrument with a keyboard, especially an electric piano

leader (noun)

British the main violin player in an orchestra

lead guitar (noun)

the guitar that is the most important instrument in a band and plays the main tune, or the person playing the guitar

maestro (noun)

a musician who people admire and respect a lot, especially an orchestra conductor

mariachi (noun)

a musician who plays mariachi

musician (noun)

someone who performs or writes music, especially as their job

muso (noun)

Britishinformal a musician, or someone who knows a lot about music, especially pop music

one-man band (noun)

a musician who plays several instruments at the same time

organist (noun)

someone who plays the organ, especially as their job

pianist (noun)

someone who plays the piano, especially as their job

piper (noun)

a musician who plays a musical pipe or the bagpipes

player (noun)

someone who plays a musical instrument

principal (noun)

the leader of a section of an orchestra

saxophonist (noun)

someone who plays the saxophone

second violin (noun)

a musician who plays the violin in an orchestra and belongs to the group of violinists that is less important than the first violins

soloist (noun)

someone who performs a musical solo

timpanist (noun)

someone who plays the timpani in an orchestra

tuner (noun)

music someone who makes small changes to musical instruments, especially pianos

virtuoso (noun)

someone who is very good at a particular activity, especially playing a musical instrument