timpanist timpani • timpano · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · timpanist · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a person who plays the kettledrums. Synonyms: tympanist. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · tympanist · · Synonym 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074