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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La Jolla Music Society brings together three top classical solo artists, clarinetist Andreas Ottensamer, cellist Kian Soltani and pianist Alessio Bax, performing together works by Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025 That’s significant because Quantus had previously sent at least $69 million to firms linked to Putin’s close childhood friend, cellist Sergei Roldugin, from 2008 to 2010. Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 At the Shubert show, the 77-year-old and Saving Grace — string player and singer Worley, singer and accordionist Suzi Dian, guitarist Tony Kelsey, cellist Barney Morse-Brown, and drummer Oli Jefferson — kept up that cooperative celebration. Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 Plot details are vague at this time, but Gilroy has said in interviews that the film revolves around a cellist. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cellist

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 17 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

cellist

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

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