also: しゃみせんひき
shamisen player
Refers to a person who plays the shamisen, a traditional Japanese three-stringed instrument.
She is a professional shamisen player.
I listened to a shamisen player's performance at the festival.
三味線 is the instrument itself, while 三味線弾き refers specifically to the player.
Standard spelling with the common reading しゃみせんひき.
Alternate reading さみせんひき is rare; しゃみせんひき is the standard pronunciation.
Variant spelling without the okurigana き; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 三味線 (shamisen, a three-stringed instrument) and 弾き (hiki, the noun form of 弾く 'to play a stringed instrument').