recordist

recordist

English

Etymology

record +‎ -ist

Noun

recordist (plural recordists)

1. Someone who makes sound recordings.
2. Someone who plays a recorder.
   • 1954, Kansas Music Review - Volumes 16-18, page 23:

     Audio Devices, Inc., announce two prize contests, one for Home Recordists, and the other for Church Recordists.

   • 1960, The American Recorder - Volumes 1-2, page 19:

     A Concert for Three Recordists by Matthew Locke was the program piece.

   • 1961, Watkins Shaw, Music in the Secondary School, page 71:

     The more our young recordists can be encouraged to play among themselves in groups with and without piano accompaniment, in their own homes, the better.

   • 1981, Arthur Cohn, Recorded Classical Music:

     For that matter Somary doesn't lack name performers: John Wilbraham is the trumpet soloist and one of the recordists is David Munrow.

Synonyms

• recorderist (someone who plays a recorder)

Anagrams

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