A person who plays a musical instrument, especially as a profession.
The orchestra was composed of talented instrumentalists from around the world.
An adherent or proponent of the philosophical doctrine of instrumentalism, which views theories as useful tools rather than literal descriptions of reality.
Instrumentalists contend that scientific theories need only be instrumentally reliable, not true in an ultimate sense.
instrumentalistadjective
Relating to or characteristic of the philosophical doctrine of instrumentalism.
The instrumentalist stance treats scientific laws as predictive instruments rather than absolute truths.