soloist

noun

so·​lo·​ist ˈsō-lə-wist How to pronounce soloist (audio)
-(ˌ)lō-ist
: one who performs a solo

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The most celebrated and famous groups — and even several soloists — have been able to land on a number of tallies focused on general consumption and sales. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Geffen Hall Nicola Benedetti is the soloist in Wynton Marsalis’s Violin Concerto on a program with a new work by Caroline Mallonee and Stravinsky’s Petrushka, conducted by David Robertson. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 At one moment in the concerto, the soloist—here the brilliant, committed young pianist Jeonghwan Kim—silently depresses a C-major triad with the left hand and then bangs out a C-major triad with the right, so that the lower strings resonate. Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 With his new success, Muñoz secures a place among the most successful soloists of the 2020s, matching El Fantasma with nine crowns each. Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soloist

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First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of soloist was in 1864

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“Soloist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soloist. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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soloist

noun
so·​lo·​ist ˈsō-lə-wəst How to pronounce soloist (audio)
-(ˌ)lō-əst
: one who performs a solo

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