Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vibraphonist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: vi-bra-phon-ist
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who plays the vibraphone.

Example Sentences

"Since the 1960s, the keyboardist, vibraphonist and percussionist Mulatu Astatke has been a prime mover in Ethio-jazz: unmistakably Ethiopian music that also draws on American jazz, Afro-Caribbean music and more."

Etymology

Etymology tree English vibraphone 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 vibraphonist From vibraphone + -ist.

Inflected Forms

vibraphonists (plural)

Synonyms

vibist

Questions

What does vibraphonist mean?: Someone who plays the vibraphone.
Where does vibraphonist come from?: Etymology tree English vibraphone 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 vibraphonist From vibraphone + -ist.

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