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accordionist

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ac·cor·di·on  (-kôrd-n)
n.
A portable wind instrument with a small keyboard and free metal reeds that sound when air is forced past them by pleated bellows operated by the player.
adj.
Having folds or bends like the bellows of an accordion: accordion pleats; accordion blinds.

[German Akkordion, from Akkord, chord, from French accord, harmony, from Old French acorder, to accord, from Medieval Latin accordre, to bring into agreement; see accord.]

ac·cordi·on·ist n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.accordionistaccordionist - a musician who plays the accordion  
instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
Translations
accordionist [əˈkɔːdɪənɪst] Nacordeonista mf
accordionist
nAkkordeonspieler(in) m(f), → Akkordeonist(in) m(f)
accordionist [əˈkɔːdɪənɪst] n (Mus) → fisarmonicista m/f


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