A person who plays the guitar as their instrument.
From Spanish 'guitarra' (possibly from Arabic, Greek, and Sanskrit origins), combined with the occupational suffix '-ist.' The guitar is one of the world's most widely played instruments.
The guitar's name might come from an ancient Sanskrit word 'citra-vina,' traveled through Arabic and Greek, then to Spain—so 'guitarist' connects you to thousands of years of musical history across continents!
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