Instrumentalist


[in-struh-men-tl-ist] /ˌɪn strəˈmɛn tl ɪst/

noun
1.
a person who plays a musical .
2.
an advocate of instrumentalism.
adjective
3.
of, relating to, or advocating instrumentalism.
/ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntəlɪst/
noun
1.
a person who plays a musical instrument
2.
(philosophy) a person who believes in the doctrines of instrumentalism
adjective
3.
of or relating to instrumentalism
n.

1823, from instrumental in the musical sense + -ist.

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