noun
a stringed musical instrument with a fretted fingerboard, typically incurved sides, and six or twelve strings, played by plucking or strumming with the fingers or a plectrum.
DERIVATIVES
guitarist |-rist| noun
guitarist |-rist| noun
ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Spanish guitarra (partly via French), from Greek kithara, denoting an instrument similar to the lyre.
A guitarist (or a guitar player)
is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of
instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric
guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the
guitar while singing.
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