pedalist

From pedal +‎ -ist. First attested in 1853.^[1]

• enPR: pĕd′əl-ĭst
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛd.əl.ɪst/
• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈped.əl.ɪst/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈped.əl.əst/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ(ː)ɖ.al.ɪsʈ/
• Hyphenation: ped‧al‧ist

pedalist (plural pedalists)

1. (chiefly music) A person operating the pedals of something.
   • 1853, The Musical World‎^[1], volume 31:

     The amateur pedalist: new organ work. Price 3s.

   • 1900, George Grove, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, volume II, page 678:

     An eminent pianist and remarkable pedalist.

• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “pedalist, n.”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes IV (P–Simulant), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 4352, column 1.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “pedalist, n.”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 4352, column 1.