| musician | | |
| n. (person) | 1. instrumentalist, musician, player | someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession). |
| ~ musical group, musical organisation, musical organization | an organization of musicians who perform together. |
| ~ accompanist, accompanyist | a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano). |
| ~ accordionist | a musician who plays the accordion. |
| ~ bandsman | a player in a band (especially a military band). |
| ~ bassist | a musician who play the bass viol. |
| ~ bassoonist | a musician who plays the bassoon. |
| ~ bell ringer | someone who plays musical handbells. |
| ~ carillonneur | a musician who plays a carillon. |
| ~ cellist, violoncellist | someone who plays a violoncello. |
| ~ clarinetist, clarinettist | a musician who plays the clarinet. |
| ~ flautist, flute player, flutist | someone who plays the flute. |
| ~ gambist | a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba. |
| ~ guitar player, guitarist | a musician who plays the guitar. |
| ~ harmoniser, harmonizer | a musician who sings or plays in harmony. |
| ~ harper, harpist | someone who plays the harp. |
| ~ harpsichordist | someone who plays the harpsichord. |
| ~ hornist | a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn). |
| ~ jazz musician, jazzman | a musician who plays or composes jazz music. |
| ~ keyboardist | a musician who plays a keyboard instrument. |
| ~ koto player | a musician who plays the koto. |
| ~ lutanist, lutenist, lutist | a musician who plays the lute. |
| ~ oboist | a musician who plays the oboe. |
| ~ organist | a person who plays an organ. |
| ~ percussionist | a musician who plays percussion instruments. |
| ~ performer, performing artist | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience. |
| ~ pianist, piano player | a person who plays the piano. |
| ~ bagpiper, piper | someone who plays the bagpipe. |
| ~ recorder player | someone who plays the recorder. |
| ~ rhythm and blues musician | a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music. |
| ~ rock 'n' roll musician, rocker | a performer or composer or fan of rock music. |
| ~ saxist, saxophonist | a musician who plays the saxophone. |
| ~ singer, vocalist, vocaliser, vocalizer | a person who sings. |
| ~ sitar player | a musician who plays the sitar. |
| ~ soloist | a musician who performs a solo. |
| ~ trombone player, trombonist | a musician who plays the trombone. |
| ~ cornetist, trumpeter | a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet. |
| ~ vibist, vibraphonist | a musician who plays the vibraphone. |
| ~ fiddler, violinist | a musician who plays the violin. |
| ~ violist | a musician who plays the viola. |
| n. (person) | 2. musician | artist who composes or conducts music as a profession. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ adapter, arranger, transcriber | a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance. |
| ~ artist, creative person | a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination. |
| ~ cantor, choirmaster, precentor | the musical director of a choir. |
| ~ composer | someone who composes music as a profession. |
| ~ conductor, music director, director | the person who leads a musical group. |
| ~ virtuoso | a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry. |
| ~ herbert, victor herbert | United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924). |
| ~ ono, yoko ono | United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933). |
| ~ carl orff, orff | German musician who developed a widely used system for teaching music to children (1895-1982). |
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