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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The project gives the singer-songwriter his first top 10 smash on all of those purchase-only rosters as a soloist. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 By notching his eighth ruler on Regional Mexican Airplay, and fifth as a soloist, Muñoz joins two other solo singers who have achieved eight or more No. 1s in the 2020s decade. Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 7 May 2025 Compositions featuring his greatest soloists including Johnny Hodges, Cootie Williams, Jimmy Hamilton, and Paul Gonsalves are portraits of artists that became archetypes for jazz. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 The soloists, alto Samoht and tenor Zebulon Ellis, rock the room. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soloist

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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 21 May. 2025.

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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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