cellist
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɛlɪst/
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violonchelista
- The cellist played beautifully during the concert, captivating the audience with her music.
- a young cellist
- one cellist
In fact, the cellist Brian Gibson went on to play with Chris Cornell.
- In fact, the cellist Brian Gibson went on to play with Chris Cornell.
- Like no great tight enough industry, no legendary cellist, no great athlete.
- A lot of times I get to sit next to Susie Katayama, who's my longtime stand partner and wonderful cellist helps me.
Examples
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"For a young cellist, this was a bit frightening, especially at 8:00 A.M."
Academic text (2007) -
Nick is a professional cellist in a graduate music program, and Alexi has been accepted to medical school.
Fiction book (1999) -
You know, to become a great cellist, it takes a lot of time, many, many thousands of hours.
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Hey, I got some tickets to see a cellist.
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My mom was a cellist.
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One teacher was a cellist, earned a master's degree in performance, and taught for 2 years.
Academic text (2014) -
All of them had been taught by their father, an accomplished cellist who had studied music in Europe.
Academic text (1990) -
The great Canadian cellist Zara Nelsova started out life as Sarah Nelson.
Academic text (2007) -
The following summer, I performed Beethoven's Archduke trio with a violinist and cellist.
Fiction book (1997) -
And the whole truth isn't just that we need teachers and researchers and veterinarians too, and bakers and cellists and auctioneers.
Synonyms
A person who plays the cello, often in concerts or orchestras
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Morphology
Etymology
The word cellist comes from cello, a shorter form of the Italian violoncello, which means 'small viol'. The ending -ist means 'a person who does something', as in artist, so a cellist is a person who plays the cello.