/ gɪˈtɑː(r); NAmE / noun
a musical instrument that usually has six strings, that you play with your fingers or with a plectrum :
an acoustic / an electric / a classical, etc. guitar
a guitar player
Do you play the guitar ?
She plays guitar in a band.
As he sang, he strummed his guitar.
—see also air guitar , bass
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Spanish guitarra (partly via French ), from Greek kithara , denoting an instrument similar to the lyre.