harpist

harpist
harpist 1610s, a hybrid from HARP (Cf. harp) (n.) + -IST (Cf. -ist).

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  • harpist — HARPÍST, Ă, harpişti, ste, s.m. şi f. Persoană care cântă la harpă. – Din fr. harpiste. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  harpíst s. m., pl. harpíşti Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  HARPÍ//ST harpiststă… …   Dicționar Român

  • Harpist — Harp ist, n. [Cf. F. harpiste.] A player on the harp; a harper. W. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • harpist — [här′pist] n. a harp player …   English World dictionary

  • harpist — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)pɪst[/t]] harpists N COUNT A harpist is someone who plays the harp …   English dictionary

  • harpist — harp ► NOUN ▪ a musical instrument consisting of a frame supporting a graduated series of parallel strings, played by plucking with the fingers. ► VERB (harp on) ▪ talk or write persistently and tediously on a particular topic. DERIVATIVES harper …   English terms dictionary

  • harpist — noun see harp I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • harpist — /hahr pist/, n. a person who plays the harp, esp. professionally. [1605 15; HARP + IST] * * * …   Universalium

  • harpist — noun A person who plays a harp …   Wiktionary

  • harpist — n. one who plays the harp …   English contemporary dictionary

  • harpist — harp·ist …   English syllables

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