Percussionist
[per-kuhsh-uh-nist] /pərˈkʌʃ ə nɪst/
noun
1.
a musician who plays instruments.
/pəˈkʌʃənɪst/
noun
1.
(music) a person who plays any of several percussion instruments, esp in an orchestra
n.
“player of a percussion instrument,” 1921, from percussion + -ist.
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