Musician

• Fan must start in line to see player
• Ancillary role of 2 Down
• Someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
• Band member
• Case: it involves singular person on the fiddle?
• Helpful first violinist?

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) [syn: musician , player ]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All the instrumentalists, of course, weave solos through this fabric of sustained notes, but the focal point is Threadgill. ▪ First, the ballet livrets of this period treat the instrumentalists as members of discrete groups. ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1823, from instrumental in the musical sense + -ist .