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

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The Israel Philharmonic’s own principal cellist, Haran Meltzer, will be the featured soloist. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025 Their household includes talented violinists, cellists, violists, and double bass players. Soo Kim, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 Joshua Roman, a cellist who contracted long Covid at the beginning of the pandemic, participated in several Well-Being Concerts last December. Jane Levere, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 Pugh, 29, didn't strut down the runway but rather walked around the audience while performing a powerful monologue against a soundtrack of live cellists, per Vogue. Michelle Lee, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cellist

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 26 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

cellist

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

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