Percussionist

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.

Equivalents

Españolpercusionista

Françaispercussionniste

DeutschPerkussionist Perkussionistin SchlagwerkerSchlagwerkerin Schlagzeuger Schlagzeugerin Schlagzeugspieler Schlagzeugspielerin

12 more languages

العربيةضابط الإيقاع

Bosanskiударник ударница

Catalàpercussionista

Suomilyömäsoittaja patteristi perkussionisti

Gaeilgecnagcheoltóir

Galegopercusionista

Hrvatskiударник ударница

Հայերենթմբկահար

Polskibębniarz perkusista

Русскийударник уда́рница

Српскиударник ударница

Svenskaslagverkare

Examples

“Since the 1960s, the keyboardist, vibraphonist and percussionist Mulatu Astatke has been a prime mover in Ethio-jazz: unmistakably Ethiopian music that also draws on American jazz, Afro-Caribbean music and more.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Percussions Percussive percussive maintenance Percussively Percussiveness percussor

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