tympanist
pronunciation
How to pronounce tympanist in British English:
UK ['tɪmpənɪst]
How to pronounce tympanist in American English:
US ['tɪmpənɪst]
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- Noun:
- a person who plays the kettledrums
Word Origin
- tympanist (n.)
- 1610s, "one who plays on a drum," from Latin tympanista, from Greek tympanistes, from tympanizein, from tympanon (see tympanum). Since mid-19c. specifically of players on kettledrums.