Pannist
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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