Meaning of bandsman | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band.
2. A labourer (loader) working with a band of men.
   historical

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Examples

“If the reader finds a certain monotony in the words chosen by the translator I hope he will realize that the bandsman has to operate within the limits of his instrument.”

“It was military bandsmen, their uniform coats unbuttoned, who supplied the merry tune, from a clarinet, a tuba, a fife.”

“‘Honourable’ bandsman Thomas James will feature in display at National Army Museum highlighting service of black soldiers in Napoleonic wars[.]”

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