gui·tar

(gĭ-tär′)

A musical instrument having a flat-backed rounded body that narrows in the middle, a long fretted neck, and usually six strings, played by strumming or plucking.

[French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Greek kitharā, cithara.]

gui·tar′ist n.

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Noun

guitarist - a musician who plays the guitar

guitar player

instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

Translations

عازِف قيثار

kytarista

guitarist

Gitarrist

κιθαρίστας

guitarrista

kitaransoittajakitaristi

guitariste

gitár os

gítarleikari

chitarrista

gitarist

gitarist gitarspiller

gitarzysta

guitarrista

гитарист гитаристка

gitarista

kitarist

gitarrist

gitarist

吉它弹奏者

guitarist

[gɪˈtɑːrɪst] N → guitarrista mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

guitarist

[gɪˈtɑːrɪst] n → guitariste mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

guitarist

n → Gitarrist(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

guitarist

[gɪˈtɑːrɪst] n → chitarrista m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

guitar

(giˈtaː) noun

a type of musical instrument with usually six strings.

guiˈtarist noun

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Band plays tribute to Deep Purple at Venue

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Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist undergoes open heart surgery

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Pakistan's legendary guitarist Aamir Zaki breathed his last on June 2, 2017.

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Rock groups band together to help fund drummer's cancer treatment; Andy requires PS30k to tackle aggressive brain tumour

STARS of the music world have paid tribute to Malcolm Young after the AC/ DC guitarist died at the age of 64.

TRIBUTES TO AC/DC ROCK STAR YOUNG

The guitarist, who wrote many of the hard rock band's greatest riffs, passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family.

AC/DC star dead at 64