Crossword clues for tympanist
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tympanist
Tympanist \Tym"pa*nist\, n. [L. tympaniste, Gr. ?.] One who beats a drum. [R.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
tympanist
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.
Wiktionary
tympanist
n. (alternative spelling of timpanist English)
WordNet
tympanist
n. a person who plays the kettledrums [syn: timpanist]
Usage examples of "tympanist".
Happy Hart the pianist and Syd Skelton the tympanist and Carlos Rivera the piano-accordionist were, he said and believed, the Tops.
The tympanist, Syd Skelton, threw a pack of cards on the table and glanced at his watch.
Lord Pastern, discovered an urge to exploit your talents as a tympanist and allied yourself with Breezy Bellairs and His Boys.