pianist

noun

1. A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.

   “By the time she became the world's greatest pianist, she had already practised for thousands of hours on her prized piano.”

   “Table IV shows that the pianists were significantly better on both motor and perceptual timing than the nonpianists.”

   “The pianist was Jason Moran, another Houstonian, for whom the past converges with the present: he sometimes likes to find an unobtrusive sequence inside an old standard and turn it into fresh headlines.”

   “The Eric Revis Trio, featuring the pianist Kris Davis, the bassist Eric Revis and the drummer Gerald Cleaver performing at the Jazz Gallery.Credit...”

2. A spy using radio or wireless telegraphy to keep in touch with headquarters during the Second World War.