Home › Words › P › psalteristpsalterist/ˈsɔːltəɹɪst/psalterist · noun — someone who plays a psaltery.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, psalterist ranks #14,094 of 43,042 for Qualifying.psalterist is pronounced /ˈsɔːltəɹɪst/.EtymologyFrom psaltery + -ist.nounSomeone who plays a psaltery.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.psalterian 82% match — Relating to a psalter; musical. vs psalterist →psalterion 80% match — Synonym of psaltery. vs psalterist →psalmist 75% match — A composer of psalms. vs psalterist →psaltes 75% match — A Byzantine cantor. vs psalterist →psalmograph 73% match — A writer of psalms. vs psalterist →psalmodist 73% match — Someone who sings psalms; a psalmist. vs psalterist →psaltery 72% match — A zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum. vs psalterist →psalter 72% match — Synonym of Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible. vs psalterist →