trumpetist

English

Etymology

From trumpet +‎ -ist.

Noun

trumpetist (plural trumpetists)

1. (rare) A trumpeter; someone who plays a trumpet.
   • 1948, Curt Sachs, Our Musical Heritage: A Short History of Music, page 268:

     […] without ever spoiling the high-range adjustment of his lips by descending into the lower registers of principal trumpetists […]

   • 1957, The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, page 647:

     The trumpet was late in joining the orchestra, partly because the self-styled "knightly" guild in which the trumpetists were organized precluded, or at least discouraged, any cooperation with ordinary musicians.

   • 2016, Miguel A. Sagué-Machiran, Canoa: Taino Indigenous Dream River Journey:

     On another night at the Rosebud, the whole upper deck of the club was taken over by performers accompanying famous Cuban trumpetist and former bandmember of the Havana Latin fusion band […]