pianofortistn.
/pɪˌanəʊˈfɔːtɪst/, U.S. /piˌænəˈfɔrdəst/ Now rare.
A person who plays the piano; a pianist.
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pianoforte player1798
piano-player1808
pianist1820
pianofortist1841
piano man?1858
tickler1962
1841 Fraser's Mag. 25 400 [This] prevented any debate on the part of the pianofortist.
1851 Encycl. Americana V. 486/2 Philip Gherardesca, born at Pistoia (1730), distinguished himself in music as a composer and piano-fortist.
1893 Classical Rev. 7 371 He was an accomplished pianofortist and much interested in the history and theory of music.
1998 Intelligencer Jrnl. (Lancaster, Pa.) (Nexis) 18 Sept. (Happenings section) 2 Franklin & Marshall's Sound Horizons Concert Series opens its season Sunday with a 3 p.m. performance by pianofortist Andrew Willis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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