Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guitarist

/ɡɪˈtɑɹɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
gui-tarist
IPA
/ɡɪˈtɑɹɪst/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who plays a guitar.

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā)bor. Aramaic קיתרא (qīṯārā)bor. Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)bor. Old Spanish guitarra Spanish guitarrabor. English guitar Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English guitarist From guitar + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡɪˈtɑɹɪst/
  • British English: /ɡɪˈtɑɹɪst/

Inflected Forms

guitarists (plural)

Derived Forms

nonguitarist

Phrases

air guitarist

Synonyms

plank spanker axeman guitar-player guitar player

Rhymes With

florist czarist

Questions

How do you pronounce guitarist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɪˈtɑɹɪst/.
What does guitarist mean?
Someone who plays a guitar.
Where does guitarist come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā)bor. Aramaic קיתרא (qīṯārā)bor. Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)bor. Old Spanish guitarra Spanish guitarrabor. English guitar Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English guitarist From guitar + -ist.

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