trombonenoun [ C ]
uk/trɒmˈbəʊn/us/trɑːmˈboʊn/a large, brass musical instrument that you play by blowing into it and sliding a U-shaped tube in and out to change the length and produce different notes:
The main orchestral brass instruments are the horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba.
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trombonist
noun [ C ] uk/trɒmˈbəʊ.nɪst/us/trɑːmˈboʊ.nɪst/
someone who plays a trombone:
My cousin is a jazz trombonist.