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per·cus·sion·ist

(pər-kŭsh′ə-nĭst)
n.
One who plays percussion instruments.
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percussionist

(pəˈkʌʃənɪst)
n
(Instruments) music a person who plays any of several percussion instruments, esp in an orchestra
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per•cus•sion•ist

(pərˈkʌʃ ə nɪst)

n.
a musician who plays percussion instruments.
[1810–20]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:percussionist - a musician who plays percussion instruments]percussionist - a musician who plays percussion instruments
cymbalist - a performer on the cymbals
drummer - someone who plays a drum
instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
xylophonist - someone who plays a xylophone
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Translations
عازِف آلات إيقاع أو نَقْر
bubeník
slagtøjsspiller
slagverksleikari
vurmalı çalgı çalan kimse

percussionist

[pəˈkʌʃənɪst] Npercusionista mf
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percussionist

nSchlagzeuger(in) m(f)
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percussionist

[pəˈkʌʃənɪst] npercussionista m/f
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percussion

(pəˈkaʃən) noun
1. (in an orchestra, the group of people who play) musical instruments in which the sound is produced by striking them eg drums, cymbals etc. He plays (the) percussion in the orchestra; (also adjective) a percussion instrument. slaginstrument آلات إيقاع أو نَقْر перкусия percussão bicí (nástroje) die Schlaginstrumente (pl.), Schlag... slagtøj; slagtøjs- κρουστά percusión löökpillid ساز ضربی lyömäsoittimet percussion כְלֵי הַקָשָה तबला आदि वाद्य यन्त्र udaraljke (bubnjevi i sl.) ütőhangszerek perkusi slagverk percussione; a percussione 打楽器 타악기 mušamieji instrumentai; mušamasis sitamie instrumenti; sitamais genderang percussie, slag- slagverk instrumenty perkuyjne نينته، ټكر، لګيده، ګوزار، وار percussão (de) percuţie ударные bicie (nástroje) tolkala udaraljke slagverk เครื่องดนตรีประเภทเคาะหรือตี vurmalı çalgılar 打擊樂器 ударні інструменти تھاپ والے آلات طرب bộ gõ 打击乐器
2. the striking of one hard object against another. A gun is fired by means of percussion. slagwerk صَدْم، قَدْح сблъскване percussão náraz, úder der Schlag slag κρούση percusión löök برخورد دو چیز isku percussion הקשה आघात jak sukob ütés perkusi sláttur, högg percussione 衝撃 충돌 smūgis, trenksmas, perkusija sitiens; trieciens tukulan percussie sammenstøt, slag uderzenie ټكر percussão lovire удар náraz, úder sunek, udarec tresak slag, stöt การกระทบ çarpma, vurma 碰撞,擊發 удар تھاپ sự đập 碰撞,击发
perˈcussionist noun
a person who plays percussion instruments in an orchestra etc. slaginstrumentspeler عازِف آلات إيقاع أو نَقْر перкуционист percussionista bubeník der/die Schlagzeuger(in) slagtøjsspiller παίκτης των κρουστών percusionista löökpillimängija نوازنده سازهای ضربی perkussionisti percussionniste מְנַגֵן בִּכלֵי-הַקָשָה आघात करने वाला, ताल देने वाला svirač na udaraljkama, bubnjar ütőjátékos pemain perkusi slagverksleikari percussionista 打楽器奏者 타악기 연주자 mušamaisiais instrumentais grojantis muzikantas sitamo instrumentu spēlētājs pemain genderang slagwerker slagverker perkusista طبله وهوونكى percussionista per­cu­ţionist ударник bubeník igralec na tolkalo perkusionista slagverkare, batterist นักดนตรีที่เล่นเครื่องดนตรีประเภทตีหรือเคาะ vurmalı çalgı çalan kimse 打擊樂器的演奏者 ударник آلات طرب بجانے والا người chơi nhạc cụ gõ 打击乐器的演奏者
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