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German
Etymology
16th century, from Medieval Latin musicans, present participle of musicare (“to play music”), perhaps through Italian musicante. Equivalent to Musik + -ant.
Pronunciation
Noun
Musikant m (weak, genitive Musikanten, plural Musikanten, feminine Musikantin)
- musician
1737, J.A. Scheibe, Der Critische Musicus. I. Theil, Hamburg, page 46f:Der Herr ist endlich in der Vornehmste unter den Musicanten.- Mister Bach is the most distinguished of the musicians in Leipzig.
Usage notes
- Musikant is mostly restricted to amateur or “lower-tier” musicians such as street musicians, performers of folk music at public festivals, and suchlike. The general word for “musician” is Musiker.
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Further reading
- “Musikant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Musikant” in Duden online