cellist

noun

cel·​list ˈche-list How to pronounce cellist (audio)
: a cello player
a yard-long implement that looks just like a cellist's bow, only larger.Donovan Hohn

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The five members — Montesi, Dressler, fiddlers Maggie MacPhail and Julia Homa, and cellist/pianist Giulia Haible — originally met at the Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School ten years ago; at the time their ages ranged from 7 to 11. Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025 The concert also features Smith performing with her partner and yMusic cellist Gabriel Cabezas as a duo. Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 Featured on the album are violinist and violist Macie Stewart, cellist Ben Whiteley, upright bassist Nick Macri, and woodwinds player Hunter Diamond. Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025 Almond and his collaborators, including this season's artist-in-residence, cellist Alexander Hersh, will performs works by Erwin Schulhoff and Viktor Ullmann, who both died in concentration camps. Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cellist

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First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cellist was in 1856

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“Cellist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellist. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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cellist

noun
cel·​list
ˈchel-əst
: a person who plays the cello

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