Usage Note
Batterista follows the -ista pattern: il batterista (m) / la batterista (f); plural batteristi/batteriste. Don't confuse with battitore (beater, cricket batsman) — batterista is always the musician. The instrument is la batteria (drum kit).
Examples
"Il batterista ha suonato un assolo spettacolare."
Natural Translation
The drummer played a spectacular solo.

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