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bassoonist

bassoonist

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A musician who plays the bassoon
  • noun
  • /bəˈsuːnɪst/
: fagotista
  • As a skilled bassoonist, she was invited to perform with the symphony orchestra.

Oh, you can tell he's a known bassoonist through and through.

Examples

  • My wedding's on Thursday, but my bassoonist cancelled.

  • For example, the bassoonist mentioned above probably did not develop her hand problems as an adult.

    Academic text (2005)

  • "What is the outlook for the female bassoonist?" he continued.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Oh, you can tell he's a known bassoonist through and through.

    Team Coco

  • The angry wife is a bassoonist of renown.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The bassoonist goes, then the bass fiddler.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The bassoonist, for example, described her instrument as the "belching bedpost," played up and down the compass of the instrument, and performed a familiar excerpt from The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The bassoonist played a beautiful solo during the concert, captivating the audience.

  • The renowned bassoonist gave a masterclass that inspired many young musicians.

Surface Forms

bassoonist singular
bassoonists plural

Morphology

bassoonist = bassoon (transparent) = bassoon + ist

Standard agentive suffix '-ist' added to the instrument name 'bassoon' yields 'bassoonist' meaning a person who plays the bassoon, which is directly derivable.

Etymology

Bassoonist comes from bassoon, which comes from the Italian bassone, from basso meaning 'low' and the ending -one meaning 'big'. So a bassoonist is someone who plays a large instrument that makes low sounds.