multi-instrumentalist
noun
mul·ti-in·stru·men·tal·ist
ˌməl-tē-ˌin(t)-strə-ˈmen-tə-list 
-ˌtī-
: a musician who plays two or more instruments
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Then there’s the fact that all Parcels song titles are written without spaces, a nod to the band’s early days, when multi-instrumentalist Patrick Hetherington had to upload mp3 song titles on a laptop with a broken space bar.
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Now, the band members are flung across the world, with songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Pat Goodwin and bassist Carrie Goodwin decamping to Denmark to start a family, and lead singer Al Menne moving to Los Angeles.
—James Factora, Them., 2 Apr. 2025
From the moment Caroline Jones gave birth to her first child, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist made a promise to herself to always lead with her truth.
—Tricia Despres, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Most of them are multi-instrumentalists who can switch from fiddling to keyboards to percussion just for fun and variety.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Now, the band members are flung across the world, with songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Pat Goodwin and bassist Carrie Goodwin decamping to Denmark to start a family, and lead singer Al Menne moving to Los Angeles.
—James Factora, Them., 2 Apr. 2025
From the moment Caroline Jones gave birth to her first child, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist made a promise to herself to always lead with her truth.
—Tricia Despres, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Most of them are multi-instrumentalists who can switch from fiddling to keyboards to percussion just for fun and variety.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for multi-instrumentalist
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“Multi-instrumentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multi-instrumentalist. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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