tenorist

[ ten-uh-rist ]
/ ˈtɛn ə rɪst /

noun

a person who sings tenor.
a person who plays a tenor instrument.

Origin of tenorist

First recorded in 1715–25; tenor + -ist

Words nearby tenorist

tenor, tenor clef, tenor cor, tenor horn, tenoreceptor, tenorist, tenorite, tenorrhaphy, tenositis, tenostosis, tenosuspension

Example sentences from the Web for tenorist

  • Umlauf, tenorist in the orchestra, had written the little operetta of "Die Bergknappen," in which only four characters appeared.

    Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3) |Otto Jahn