cellist

From cello +‎ -ist.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛlɪst/

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cellist (plural cellists)

1. Someone who plays the cello.
   • 2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered.

   • 2021 April 28, Lisa Abend, “When the Cellos Play, the Cows Come Home”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     Though relative newcomers to classical music, they seemed closely attuned to the eight cellists onstage, raising their heads abruptly as the piece’s languid strains gave way to rapid-fire bow strokes.

• celloist (rare)
• cello player
• violoncellist

• electric cellist
• mandocellist

• →? Greek: τσελίστας (tselístas)

From cello +‎ -ist.

• IPA^(key): /tʃɛˈlɪst/, /sɛˈlɪst/

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• Hyphenation: cel‧list
• Rhymes: -ɪst

cellist m (plural cellisten, diminutive cellistje n, feminine celliste)

1. cellist

• celliste

• → Indonesian: selis

From cello +‎ -ist.

cellist c

1. cellist (performer of the cello)

• violast
• violinist