α. 1700s– accompanist.
β. 1800s– accompanyist.
accompanistn.
/əˈkʌmpənɪst/, /əˈkʌmpn̩ɪst/, U.S. /əˈkəmpənəst/ A person who or thing which accompanies; esp. a person who provides a musical accompaniment.
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β. 1800 Morning Post 3 Mar. The organ, by Mr. H. Piercy, was in his usual stile of excellence. We pronounce him one of the best sacred accompanyists of the present day.1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist II. vi. 97 The accompanyist played the melody.1872 Daily News 7 Aug. A fleet of friendly accompanyists [sc. yachts] brought up the rear.1903 Musical Times 44 529/2 Mr. G. Lejeune was the accompanyist.1953 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 97 273/2 Bark rattles are used by False Faces and their accompanyists, in the same manner as great turtle rattles.2010 Belleville (Ontario) Intelligencer (Nexis) 7 Apr. 4 She was his accompanyist for 32 years.1768 J. C. Heck Compl. Syst. Harmony iii. 7 If..we should meet with any, as in the following example, the Accompanist ought to qualify it in the following Manner.
1833 Pen. Cycl. I. 74 Est modus in rebus—and sensible accompanists well know this medium.
1871 Athenæum 15 July 89 Mr. Emanuel and Signor Fiori, accompanists.
1904 Times 12 July 2/5 The settlement asks for the honorary services of friends who will act as teachers, play leaders, story-tellers, accompanists, guides, and Kindergärtner.
1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. 40 I sang once, at a private party, with McCormack's friend and accompanist, Gerald Moore.
2007 Church Times 16 Feb. 25/2 The definitive comic novel..would be peopled with pushy parents.., hopeless accompanists, weeping children, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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