violinist

nounB1+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,812 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: violinists

A violinist is somebody who plays the violin. A concert violinist, the first violinist, train as a violinist.

The instrument has no frets, so every note must be placed by ear and by memory of where the finger goes, which is why beginners sound as they do and why starting young helps so much. In an orchestra the leader is the first violinist.

Definitions of violinist

1nounviolinistSomebody who plays the violin.B1+
“The violinist tucked the instrument under her chin and began to play.”

violinist is a musician.

Where it comes from

Italian
violino — little viola
English
violin
English, today
violinist

From violin + -ist. violin comes from Italian violino (“little viola”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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the violino family

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