bandsman


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bands·man

 (băndz′mən)
n.
A musician who plays in a band.
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bandsman

(ˈbændzmən)
n, pl -men
(Music, other) a player in a musical band, esp a brass or military band
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bands•man

(ˈbændz mən)

n., pl. -men.
a musician who plays in a band.
[1835–45]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bandsman - a player in a band (especially a military band)bandsman - a player in a band (especially a military band)
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
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Translations

bandsman

[ˈbændzmən] N (bandsmen (pl)) → músico m (de banda)
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

bandsman

[ˈbændzmən] n (= musician) → musicien m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bandsman

n pl <-men> → Musiker m, → Musikant m (old); military bandsman → Mitglied nt → eines Musikkorps
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bandsman

[ˈbændzmən] n (-men (pl)) → suonatore di banda
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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