bassist

noun

bass·​ist ˈbā-sist How to pronounce bassist (audio)
: a person who plays an acoustic or electric bass

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In addition to The Cure, Bamonte was the bassist of the British rock supergroup Love Amongst Ruin, which featured members of Placebo and Julian Cope's band. Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025 Bamonte was also a member of Love Amongst Ruin, as bassist, with Steve Hewitt of the band Placebo and Donald Ross Skinner, a collaborator of Julian Cope's. Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025 With Cory Wright on tenor sax and bass clarinet, guitarist Matt Wrobel, bassist Lisa Mezzacappa and drummer Jordan Glenn, the session toggles between emotional abandon and simmering introspection. Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025 The interview also mentioned that she and her husband, Scott Shriner, longtime Weezer bassist, are getting divorced. Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bassist

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First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bassist was in 1863

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“Bassist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bassist. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.

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