cellist

play

noun cel·list \ ˈche-list \

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

Definition of cellist

:a cello player

a yard-long implement that looks just like a cellist's bow, only larger.
—Donovan Hohn

See cellist defined for English-language learners

See cellist defined for kids

Recent Examples of cellist from the Web

During the song, Hernandez shared vocals with 18-year-old cellist Karla Rodriguez, who performed her last strings program concert Friday, before heading out to the University of Wisconsin Saturday for her freshman year.

— piet levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee's Latino Arts Strings musicians perform with Grammy-winning La Santa Cecilia," 26 Aug. 2017
An emotional minute's silence was held before the game as the music of Catalan cellist Pau Casals played in the background.

— USA TODAY, "Honoring victims of attacks, FC Barcelona wins La Liga opener," 20 Aug. 2017
Ou-yang Nana was trained to become a classic cellist, but dropped out of school to pursue acting full time.

— angela chen, The Seattle Times, "Ou-yang Nana swings from Jackie Chan role to Disney album," 8 Aug. 2017
His long-time friends Norman Johns, a cellist in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Carmon DeLeone, musical director for the Cincinnati Ballet, joined Herring to organize this summer's concerts.

— byron mccauley, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati native preserves a jazz legacy with "Open Door" concert series," 2 Aug. 2017
Recent revelations from the Panama Papers have shown that Putin’s closest childhood friend, Sergei Roldugin, a famous cellist, received $2 billion of funds from Russian oligarchs and the Russian state.

— rosie gray, The Atlantic, "Bill Browder's Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee," 25 July 2017
In her three-year tenure as president of the Kennedy Center, Deborah Rutter has made her mark by hiring boldface names like rapper/producer Q-Tip, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and opera singer Renée Fleming as artistic advisers.

— kristen bellstrom, Fortune, "The Broadsheet: July 20th," 20 July 2017
Guest artists include cellist and Peabody Institute faculty member Amit Peled.

— tim smith, baltimoresun.com, "Serenade festival celebrates JFK centennial by bringing together choral groups from around the world," 23 June 2017
Ultan, a cellist, says the festival supports the local music community.

— lisa dejong, cleveland.com, "Make Music Day (photos)," 21 June 2017

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cellist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

First Known Use of cellist

1856

Learn More about cellist

See words that rhyme with cellist Spanish Central: Translation of cellist Nglish: Translation of cellist for Spanish speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up cellist? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show

cellist

Definition of cellist

Recent Examples of cellist from the Web

First Known Use of cellist

Learn More about cellist

Seen and Heard

WORD OF THE DAY

toothsome

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Test Your Vocabulary

Words at Play

Breathing Life Into 'Inspire'

Let's Talk 'Tea'

8 Words and Phrases from Boxing and Wrestling

The Ambiguity of Pushing 'Up' and 'Back'

Ask the Editors

Words of the Year: 1066

How Often Is 'Biweekly'?

Irregardless

Weird Plurals

Word Games

Merriam-Webster's New Words Quiz—Fall 2017 Edition!

Challenging Vocabulary Quiz Returns!

How Strong Is Your Vocabulary?

Add Diction

Breathing Life Into 'Inspire'

Trending: Kim Jong Un: Trump a 'Dotard'

These Are Fighting Words

Merriam-Webster's New Words Quiz—Fall 2017 Edition!

Words of the Year: 1066

cellist

Definition of cellist

Read the Latest from M-W

Recent Examples of cellist from the Web

First Known Use of cellist

Learn More about cellist

Seen and Heard

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games

Breathing Life Into 'Inspire'

Trending: Kim Jong Un: Trump a 'Dotard'

These Are Fighting Words

Merriam-Webster's New Words Quiz—Fall 2017 Edition!

Words of the Year: 1066