Pannist

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who plays a steelpan.

    "Most contemporary bands are comprised of between fifty and two hundred volunteer pannists, who play one or two harmonic pans; with up to six instruments, bass pannists have to be pretty dextrous, twisting around to reach the right notes."

Example

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"Most contemporary bands are comprised of between fifty and two hundred volunteer pannists, who play one or two harmonic pans; with up to six instruments, bass pannists have to be pretty dextrous, twisting around to reach the right notes."

Etymology

From pan + -ist.

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