Fourpiece
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A group (of musicians and/or singers) comprising four people; a quartet.
"The London-based fourpiece – fronted by the shaven-headed Skin, who combined the vocal range of Mariah Carey with the swagger of Michael Hutchence, alongside bassist Cass and drummer Mark Richardson – had sold 4m albums, headlined Glastonbury, and played at Nelson Mandela's 80th birthday party."
Example
More examples"The London-based fourpiece – fronted by the shaven-headed Skin, who combined the vocal range of Mariah Carey with the swagger of Michael Hutchence, alongside bassist Cass and drummer Mark Richardson – had sold 4m albums, headlined Glastonbury, and played at Nelson Mandela's 80th birthday party."
Etymology
From four + piece.
More for "fourpiece"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.