cellist

noun

cel·​list ˈche-list How to pronounce cellist (audio)
: a cello player
a yard-long implement that looks just like a cellist's bow, only larger.Donovan Hohn

Examples of cellist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their path leads to a meeting with Holocaust survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, known as the ‘cellist from Auschwitz,’ and her daughter Maya. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 June 2024 German cellist Alban Gerhardt righted the ship upon taking the stage for Dvořák’s cello concerto. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024 At the Symphony: Award-winning British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason headlines this week’s San Francisco Symphony program. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024 The cellist is performing with the Harmony Project, an organization in the Northeast for young musicians in the Kansas City area, as a part of the Kansas City Symphony’s Mobile Music Box. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cellist 

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Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cellist was in 1856

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“Cellist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellist. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

cellist

noun
cel·​list
ˈchel-əst
: a person who plays the cello

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