virginalist

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English

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Etymology

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From virginal +‎ -ist.

Noun

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virginalist (plural virginalists)

  1. A musician who plays the virginal.
    • 2003, Edward L. Kottick, A History of the Harpsichord, page 200:
      A group of composers, variously known as the madrigalists, the lutenists, or the virginalists (depending on the medium for which they were writing), produced vast quantities of attractive music, mostly for amateur consumption.

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