clavier
noun
cla·vier klə-ˈvir 
ˈklā-vē-ər
ˈklā-vē-ər ˈkla-
1
: the keyboard of a musical instrument
2
[German Klavier, from French clavier] : an early keyboard instrument
clavierist
klə-ˈvir-ist
noun ˈklā-vē-ə-rist
ˈkla-
clavieristic
klə-ˌvi-ˈri-stik
adjective ˌklā-vē-ə-ˈri-stik
ˌkla-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web As the historian Paul Johnson recounts in Mozart: A Life, Mozart began playing the clavier at age 4 and was composing at 5. 
David Z. Hambrick, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2015 His immaculate Bach playing has long served as a hallmark of the pianist’s artistry, and his F minor concerto stood as a model of how to make music written for clavier work convincingly on a modern instrument. John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 3 Nov. 2017 Among the boy’s notable skills was the capacity to perform brilliantly on the clavier, even when the keyboard was covered with a cloth. Jonathan Rosenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2017
David Z. Hambrick, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2015 His immaculate Bach playing has long served as a hallmark of the pianist’s artistry, and his F minor concerto stood as a model of how to make music written for clavier work convincingly on a modern instrument. John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 3 Nov. 2017 Among the boy’s notable skills was the capacity to perform brilliantly on the clavier, even when the keyboard was covered with a cloth. Jonathan Rosenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2017 Word History
Etymology
French, from Old French, key bearer, from Latin clavis
First Known Use
1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1