Definition
Plural of bandsman, referring to multiple male musicians who play in bands.
Etymology
Regular English plural of bandsman, formed by replacing -man with -men.
Kelly Says
The British military tradition of bandsmen has remained remarkably consistent for centuries—if you watch a royal ceremony today, the bandsmen are following traditions established in the 1800s, uniforms and all.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባንድ አባላት
ban-d a-ba-la-at
ARالعربية
عازفون فرقة
ʿāzfu-n far-qa
BNবাংলা
বান্ডের সদস্য
ban-der-er sad-sya
CACatalà
miembros de la banda
mie-m-bros de la ban-da
CSČeština
členové kapely
clen-ove ka-pely
DADansk
bandmedlemmer
ban-d-med-lem-mer
DEDeutsch
Musiker einer Band
mū-zi-ker ey-ner band
ELΕλληνικά
μέλη της μπάντας
me-le tis ban-tas
ESEspañol
miembros de la banda
mje-m-bros de la ban-da
FAفارسی
اعضای گروه
e-ʿāzāy-e gru-h
FISuomi
bändin jäsenet
ban-din je-se-net
FRFrançais
membres de l'orchestre
mɛm-brə də lɔʁ-kɛstʁ
GUGU
બેન્ડના સભ્યો
ben-d-na sa-bhyo
HAHA
mutane a kungiyar
mu-ta-ne a kun-gi-yar
HEעברית
חברי להקה
ḥavrei le-ḥaka
HIहिन्दी
बैंड के सदस्य
band ke sa-d-sy
HUMagyar
zenekar tagjai
ze-ne-kar tag-jai
IDBahasa Indonesia
anggota band
an-got-a ban-d
IGIG
ndị otu egwu
n-di otu eg-wu
ITItaliano
musicisti di una band
mu-zi-ci-sti di u-na ban-da
JA日本語
バンドメンバー
bando-menbā
KKKK
ансамбльдің мүшелері
an-sam-bly-di-n mu-she-le-ri
KMKM
ស្មារកម្មប្រព័ន្ធ
s-ma-r-ka-m pra-pɔ-n-th
KO한국어
밴드 구성원
beondeu-gu-seung-won
MRMR
बँडच्या सदस्या
ban-d-cha sa-d-sy-a
MSBahasa Melayu
anggota kumpulan
an-got-a kumpulan
MYမြန်မာ
အchestra ပါဝင်သူ
a-chestra pa-wa-in-thu
NLNederlands
bandleden
ban-de-len
NONorsk
bandmedlemmer
ban-d-mem-ler
PAPA
ਬੈਂਡ ਦੇ ਮੈਂਬਰ
ban-d de mai-n-ber
PLPolski
muzycy zespołu
mu-zy-cy ze-s-po-lu
PTPortuguês
membros da banda
mem-bros da ban-da
RORomână
membri ai trupei
mem-bri ai tru-pei
RUРусский
музыканты группы
mu-zy-kan-ty gru-ppy
SVSvenska
bandmedlemmar
ban-d-mem-mar
SWKiswahili
wanachama wa bendi
wa-na-cha-ma wa ben-di
TAதமிழ்
பாடகர்கள்
pa-da-ga-r-gal
TEతెలుగు
బ్యాండ్ సభ్యులు
byan-d sa-bhyu-lu
THไทย
สมาชิกวงดนตรี
sa-ma-chík wung-don-tri
TLTL
miyembro ng banda
mi-yem-bro ng ban-da
TRTürkçe
grup üyeleri
grup ü-ye-le-ri
UKУкраїнська
музиканти гурту
mu-zy-kan-ty hürt-u
URاردو
باند کے ممبران
ban-d ke mem-bran
VITiếng Việt
thành viên ban nhạc
thanh-vien ban nhac
YOYO
awọn ẹ̀gbẹ́ ìṣẹ́
awon e-gbe i-she
ZH中文
乐队成员
yuè-duì chéng-yuán
ZUZU
ahlali beband
a-hl-a-li be-band
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Plural of bandsman; default male term for ensembles of musicians. Historically excluded women from formal band roles despite female musicians' contributions to informal and folk traditions.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'band members', 'musicians', or 'ensemble members' for mixed or unspecified groups; retain 'bandsmen' only for historical male-only contexts.
Inclusive Alternatives
["band members","musicians","ensemble members"]