Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

touring member

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: tour-ing mem-ber
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person, not credited as a full member of a music group, who performs as part of the group while it is on tour

Example Sentences

"Pino Palladino, the Welsh bassist ... who is now a permanent touring member of the Who."
"White was a touring member of Green Day from 1999 until 2012, playing lead guitar at the majority of their live shows. In late 2012, he became the official fourth member of the band."
"After playing on many Beach Boys sessions, Mr. Campbell became a touring member of the band in late 1964, when its leader, Brian Wilson, decided to leave the road to concentrate on writing and recording. He remained a Beach Boy into the first few months of 1965."

Inflected Forms

touring members (plural)

Phrases

session musician

Frequently Paired Words

session musician backing

Questions

What does touring member mean?: A person, not credited as a full member of a music group, who performs as part of the group while it is on tour

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