Home › Words › W › woodwindistwoodwindistwoodwindist means someone who plays a woodwind instrument, such as the clarinet.EtymologyFrom woodwind + -ist.nounSomeone who plays a woodwind instrument, such as the clarinet.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.woodwinder 82% match — Synonym of woodwindist. vs woodwindist →clarinetist 77% match — Someone who plays the clarinet. vs woodwindist →bassoonist 72% match — A person who plays the bassoon, a musical instrument in the woodwind family. vs woodwindist →woodblockist 65% match — Someone who plays a wood block. vs woodwindist →contrabassoonist 62% match — Someone who plays the contrabassoon. vs woodwindist →alphornist 62% match — Someone who plays the alphorn. vs woodwindist →shawmist 62% match — Someone who plays a shawm. vs woodwindist →hornist 62% match — Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical instruments). vs woodwindist →