shredder
n.— «Zane Musa is considered one of LA’s most talented Alto Sax player’s. He is a spectacular performer and is famous for being one of LA’s finest “shredders.” This literally means that he not only plays the sax, he “tears it up.”» —“Write 4 Hope Charity Event” in Simi Valley, Calif. NAMC Newswire Sept. 6, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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