‖ tibicenAntiq.|tɪˈbaɪsɪn| [L. tībīcen a flute-player, f.tībia flute + can-ĕre to sing, also to play on an instrument.] A flute-player. 1776Burney Hist.Mus. (1789) I. x. 173 When the Lacedaemonians went to battle a Tibicen played soft and soothing music to temper their courage.