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banjo
noun
ban·jo
ˈban-(ˌ)jō 
plural banjos also banjoes
: a musical instrument with a drumlike body, a fretted neck, and usually four or five strings which may be plucked or strummed
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Expect to see Wild West performances on and off the train, like a tussle between the Cataract Creek Gang and the town Marshall on the departure platform, a robbery from rowdy cowboys on horseback who hop aboard the train, and banjo players serenading guests with western tunes.
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Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
Even the group’s name references the street address of lead singer and banjo player Eddie Isola’s childhood home in Maitland.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
People set up their folding chairs in front of the outdoor stage and watch musicians compete on banjo, dobro, dulcimer, guitar and auto-harp.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 16 Aug. 2025
Avram was an amateur poet and her older brother David played the banjo.
—Marc Snegg, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
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Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
Even the group’s name references the street address of lead singer and banjo player Eddie Isola’s childhood home in Maitland.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
People set up their folding chairs in front of the outdoor stage and watch musicians compete on banjo, dobro, dulcimer, guitar and auto-harp.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 16 Aug. 2025
Avram was an amateur poet and her older brother David played the banjo.
—Marc Snegg, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for banjo
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“Banjo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banjo. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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