'Tympanist' definitions:

Definition of 'tympanist'

(from WordNet)
noun
A person who plays the kettledrums [syn: tympanist, timpanist]

Definition of 'Tympanist'

From: GCIDE
  • Tympanist \Tym"pa*nist\, n. [L. tympaniste, Gr. tympanisth`s.] One who beats a drum. [R.] [1913 Webster]