bandleadernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbændˌliː.dər/us/ˈbændˌliː.dɚ/old-fashioneda person who leads a large group of musicians while they play, and who often plays an instrument at the same time:
Glenn Miller was one of the most famous bandleaders of the 1930s.
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Musicians
- accompanist
- arrange
- bandmaster
- bandsman
- bassist
- fiddler
- flautist
- flutist
- guitarist
- harpist
- one-hit wonder
- one-man band
- organ grinder
- organist
- pandit
- timpanist
- trombone
- trumpeter
- violinist
- violist
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