organist

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By the way, his organist was a splendid musician.

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  1. noun A musician who plays the organ.

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  • In Our Parish ( S.B. ) we read about the old naval officer who finds fault with the sermon every Sunday, says that the organist ought to be ashamed of himself, and offers to back himself for any amount to sing the psalms better than all the children put together. —  Charles Dickens and Music
  • Dor glanced across and saw that the organist was a small tangle tree, its tentacles writhing expertly over the keys. —  Centaur Aisle
  • Most churches require you to use their pianist or organist, and more importantly, you are generally limited to their specific music selections. —  wacotrib - Latest News Headlines
  • Soon a signal given by an usher to the organist was the prelude to solemn music, which filled the church; and a stout clerical assistant, with a book under his arm, appeared at the rear door. —  In and Around Berlin
  • In the Cathedrals, too, the organist was a long way off from the choir. —  The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments
 

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  1. In Middle English organister (orgonyster); = French organiste = Spanish Portuguese Italian organista, from Middle Latin organista, one who plays on a musical instrument (cf. organizare, play on a musical instrument), from Latin organum, a musical instrument, organ: see organ.
 

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/ˈɔrgænɪst/
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