soloist

noun

so·​lo·​ist ˈsō-lə-wist How to pronounce soloist (audio)
-(ˌ)lō-ist
: one who performs a solo

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There, Karol extends her record for the most weeks at the summit by a woman soloist, unaccompanied by any other act. Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024 The two jointly claim the second-longest-running No. 1 single by a soloist in American history. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 In between, conductor Grete Pedersen leads works by Haydn and Mendelssohn, and Thomas Carroll is the basset clarinet soloist in Mozart’s late-life Clarinet Concerto in A Major. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024 Manners has established new routes from remote Pakistan to Greenland—the latter with Dvorak and late soloist Martin Feistl. Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for soloist 

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of soloist was in 1864

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“Soloist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soloist. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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soloist

noun
so·​lo·​ist ˈsō-lə-wəst How to pronounce soloist (audio)
-(ˌ)lō-əst
: one who performs a solo

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