organist

noun

or·​gan·​ist ˈȯr-gə-nist How to pronounce organist (audio)
: a person who plays the organ

Examples of organist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The story blends supernatural horror with a twist reminiscent of The Twilight Zone, following a church organist (Candace Hilligoss) whose cross-country road trip after a fateful car accident is beset with ghostly horror. Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024 The roster includes jazz pianist Susan Muscarella, organist Sundra Manning and boogie-woogie pianist Wendy DeWitt, as well as vocalists Benin, Tammi Brown, and Nikita Germaine. Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024 While working on his bachelor’s degree, he got hired as organist and choirmaster for Westminster Presbyterian Church and its roughly 2,000-member congregation in nearby Greensboro, and after graduating moved to the Gate City full-time. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024 Classical film selections with music by the Boise Phil and Ben Model, organist. Michelle Jenkins, Idaho Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024 Upcoming highlights include trumpeters Mathew Baker and Michael Harper with organist Jinsun Cho performing works by Bizet, Turrin and Bach (Jan. 9); and the Tiger Lily Trio playing a program of works for trio by living female composers (Jan. 16). Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024 And on March 31, cathedral organist and associate director of music Thomas Sheehan will join organ scholar Rebecca Ehren for a program celebrating the organ’s own auspicious resurrection. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024 Instead, house organist Rob Richards played the El Capitan’s 4/37 Wurlitzer organ and the film started promptly. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023 An organist with the Church of the Nativity choir, Shukry Mubarak, said the group changed much of the traditional Christmas musical repertoire from joyful holiday songs to more solemn hymns in minor keys. Melanie Lidman, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of organist was in 1548

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“Organist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/organist. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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organist

noun
or·​gan·​ist ˈȯr-gə-nəst How to pronounce organist (audio)
: one who plays an organ

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