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Explore Hornist 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.

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Hornist in a sentence

Hornist meaning

Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical instruments).

Synonyms of Hornist

musician instrumentalist player

Related words

Other words often associated with Hornist or its synonyms:

performer participant actor thespian contestant artist

Using Hornist

  • The main meaning on this page is: Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical instruments).
  • Useful related words include: musician, instrumentalist, player.

Context around Hornist

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

principal 1× asssitant 1×

Often after:

alexandra 1×

Sentence patterns with Hornist

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

frequently a hornist 1× graduate asssitant hornist alexandra mattson 1× their principal hornist was also 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a musician who 1× i was principal 1× western michigan university 1×

Common sentence endings:

frequently a hornist 1× michael tilson thomas 1× was also absent 1×

Words around Hornist

Just before it in the word index:

hornish 3 hornisgrinde 2 horning 11 horniness 7 hornindalsvatnet 2 horniman 5

Just after it in the word index:

hornless 3 hornlike 3 hornpipe 5 hornqvist 10 horns 577 hornsby 38

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Hornist

  • In this selection, "hornist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, principal, asssitant and alexandra stand out and add context to how "hornist" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include frequently a hornist and graduate asssitant hornist alexandra mattson. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hornist" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hornist

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I was principal horn again since their principal hornist was also absent. (12 words)

A musician who plays any kind of horn is generally referred to as a horn player (or less frequently, a hornist). (21 words)

Western Michigan University director of bands Scott Boerma, and graduate asssitant hornist Alexandra Mattson preview the next program with Cara Lieurance, highlighting a rare performance of by world-famous conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

Western Michigan University director of bands Scott Boerma, and graduate asssitant hornist Alexandra Mattson preview the next program with Cara Lieurance, highlighting a rare performance of by world-famous conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. (33 words)

A musician who plays any kind of horn is generally referred to as a horn player (or less frequently, a hornist). (21 words)

I was principal horn again since their principal hornist was also absent. (12 words)

Example sentences (3)

I was principal horn again since their principal hornist was also absent.

Western Michigan University director of bands Scott Boerma, and graduate asssitant hornist Alexandra Mattson preview the next program with Cara Lieurance, highlighting a rare performance of by world-famous conductor Michael Tilson Thomas.

A musician who plays any kind of horn is generally referred to as a horn player (or less frequently, a hornist).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hornist" in a sentence?
An example: "I was principal horn again since their principal hornist was also absent." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "hornist" from authentic English texts.
What does "hornist" mean?
Hornist means: Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical instruments).
What are synonyms of "hornist"?
Common synonyms of "hornist" include: musician, instrumentalist, player.
How many example sentences with "hornist" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "hornist", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.