noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical instruments).
2. 2
   a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn) wordnet

Etymology

From horn + -ist.

Related phrases

Alpine hornistEnglish hornistFrench hornistalto hornistbaritone hornistbasset hornisttenor hornist

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