Musikant

• Musicant

16th century, from Medieval Latin musicans, present participle of musicare (“to play music”), perhaps through Italian musicante. Equivalent to Musik +‎ -ant.

• IPA^(key): /muziˈkant/
• Rhymes: -ant

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Musikant m (weak, genitive Musikanten, plural Musikanten, feminine Musikantin)

1. musician
   • 1737, J.A. Scheibe, Der Critische Musicus. I. Theil, Hamburg, page 46f:

     Der Herr [Bach] ist endlich in [Leipzig] der Vornehmste unter den Musicanten.

     Mister Bach is the most distinguished of the musicians in Leipzig.

• 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.

• → Yiddish: מוזיקאַנט (muzikant)

• “Musikant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Musikant” in Duden online