oboist

noun

obo·​ist

variants or oboeist

ˈō(ˌ)bōə̇st, 

-bəwə̇st

plural -s

: an oboe player

Word History

Etymology

oboist probably from Italian oboista, from oboe + -ista -ist (from Latin); oboeist from oboe + -ist

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