Definition
A musician who plays an instrumental part that supports the main melody or soloist, especially in classical or vocal music.
Etymology
From accompany + -ist suffix meaning 'one who practices' a skill. The suffix -ist identifies a professional who specializes in accompaniment.
Kelly Says
Pianists say that being an accompanist requires more skill than people realize—you're constantly listening, adjusting, and making the soloist sound better, which demands intense focus and generosity.
Translations
BNবাংলা
সঙ্গীতকার
song-ee-t-ka-ar
CACatalà
acompanyant
a-kom-pa-nyant
CSČeština
doprovod
do-pro-vod
DADansk
akkompagnatør
ak-kom-pa-nya-toer
DEDeutsch
Begleiter
bay-glay-ter
ELΕλληνικά
συνοδός
see-no-dos
ESEspañol
acompañante
a-kom-pa-nyan-te
FISuomi
säestyjä
sää-es-tyjä
FRFrançais
accompagnateur
a-kom-pa-ny-a-tewr
GUGU
સંગીતકાર
san-gee-t-kaar
HAHA
ma'aikaci
ma-ai-ka-ci
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyambung
pe-nyam-bung
IGIG
onye akpọ
o-nye ak-po
ITItaliano
accompagnatore
a-kom-pa-nya-tore
MRMR
संगीतकार
san-geet-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
pengiring
pen-gi-ring
MYမြန်မာ
အကူအညီ
a-ku-a-nyi
NLNederlands
begeleider
be-ge-ly-der
NONorsk
akkompagnatør
ak-kom-pa-nya-toer
PLPolski
akompaniator
a-kom-pa-nya-tor
PTPortuguês
acompanhista
a-kom-pan-i-sta
RORomână
acompaniator
a-kom-pa-nya-tor
RUРусский
аккомпаниатор
ak-kom-pa-ni-a-tor
SVSvenska
ackompanjatör
ack-om-pa-nja-toer
SWKiswahili
mjumbe
m-jum-be
TAதமிழ்
இசைக்காரர்
i-sai-ka-a-rar
TEతెలుగు
సంగీతకారుడు
san-gee-tha-ka-ru-du
THไทย
นักดนตรี
nak-don-tree
TRTürkçe
akkompanist
ak-kom-pa-nist
UKУкраїнська
акомпаніатор
a-kom-pa-nya-tor
URاردو
ساتھکار
sa-tha-kaar
VITiếng Việt
nhạc công
nhạc-cung
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li