violinist
/,vaiəlinist/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A musician who plays the violin: A violinist is a person skilled in performing music on the violin, a stringed musical instrument.
Usage
- The word "violinist" is used to identify a person by their primary musical instrument. It is a standard term in music and performance contexts.
- It can refer to professionals in orchestras, solo performers, or amateur players.
Examples
- Noun:
- She is a talented violinist in the city's symphony orchestra.
- The famous violinist performed a beautiful concerto.
- He has been training to become a violinist since he was five years old.
Advanced Usage
- "Concert violinist": A violinist who performs as a featured soloist in concerts.
- The concert violinist received a standing ovation.
- "First violinist": In an orchestra, the leader of the violin section.
- As the first violinist, she sets the bowing for the entire section.
Variants and Related Words
- Violin (n): The string instrument played by a violinist.
- Violinistic (adj): Pertaining to or characteristic of a violinist or violin playing.
- The piece requires great violinistic skill.
Synonyms
- Fiddler: (Informal, and often associated with folk or country music) A person who plays the violin.
- String player: A more general term for a musician who plays any string instrument (e.g., violin, viola, cello).
Idioms and Phrases
- "To play second fiddle": To be in a subordinate or less important role. (Note: This idiom uses "fiddle," a colloquial term for violin, but refers to the of the second violinist in an orchestra, not the person).
- In that project, he had to play second fiddle to the lead engineer.
Noun
- a musician who plays the violin