Explore Bandsman through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like musician or instrumentalist. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bandsman in a sentence
Bandsman meaning
- A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band.
- A labourer (loader) working with a band of men.
Synonyms of Bandsman
Using Bandsman
- The main meaning on this page is: A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band. | A labourer (loader) working with a band of men.
- Useful related words include: musician, instrumentalist, player.
Context around Bandsman
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bandsman
- In this selection, "bandsman" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, young, playing and named stand out and add context to how "bandsman" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a young bandsman named stan and as a bandsman playing the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bandsman" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bandsman
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 1863 Tabone founded a band with only 12 bandsman, which eventually was named the Leone Band Club, of which Tabone formed part. (23 words)
Born Brian Keith Flowers, he got his first taste for music in the Royal Air Force in the 1950s, where he served for nine years as a bandsman playing the tuba. (31 words)
The narrative of a young bandsman named Stan, working the gate at Long Kesh prison in Northern Ireland – which held Republican and Loyalist internees from 1971-1974 – is intercut with the veteran’s return decades later, as he processes his experiences. (41 words)
The narrative of a young bandsman named Stan, working the gate at Long Kesh prison in Northern Ireland – which held Republican and Loyalist internees from 1971-1974 – is intercut with the veteran’s return decades later, as he processes his experiences. (41 words)
Born Brian Keith Flowers, he got his first taste for music in the Royal Air Force in the 1950s, where he served for nine years as a bandsman playing the tuba. (31 words)
In 1863 Tabone founded a band with only 12 bandsman, which eventually was named the Leone Band Club, of which Tabone formed part. (23 words)
Example sentences (3)
Born Brian Keith Flowers, he got his first taste for music in the Royal Air Force in the 1950s, where he served for nine years as a bandsman playing the tuba.
In 1863 Tabone founded a band with only 12 bandsman, which eventually was named the Leone Band Club, of which Tabone formed part.
The narrative of a young bandsman named Stan, working the gate at Long Kesh prison in Northern Ireland – which held Republican and Loyalist internees from 1971-1974 – is intercut with the veteran’s return decades later, as he processes his experiences.