I. - ə lə̇st noun
( -s )
Etymology: instrumental (I) + -ist
1.
a. : a player of a musical instrument
b. : a composer of instrumental music
2. : a proponent of instrumentalism
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
: advocating instrumentalism : instrumental