/ Dictionary / Index P percussionist: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: per•cus•sion•ist Pronunciation: (pur-kush'u-nist), [key] — n. a musician who plays percussion instruments. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: percussionist (Thesaurus) percussion instrument percussion lock Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language