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bassoonist

American  
[buh-soon-ist] / bəˈsun ɪst /

noun

plural

bassoonists
  1. a person who plays the bassoon, especially one who plays skillfully or professionally.


Example Sentences

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The bakery owner is actually a musician, a bassoonist with a performance degree from Pacific Lutheran University.

From Seattle Times

Ellis, a bassoonist and founding member of the quintet Imani Winds, was no stranger to working in exclusively Black groups.

From New York Times

He also happens to be a busy studio conductor and bassoonist who has worked over the last two decades on some 1,000 movie, television and video game scores.

From Los Angeles Times

The bassoonist Maribel Alonso started playing, and then, wielding her buzzing instrument like an elephant’s trunk, she swept us spectators to the entrances, clearing the space.

From New York Times

Rebekah Heller, the ensemble’s bassoonist, responded to the upward-swooping graphic notation of “Red Hills” with a peppery excitement that rivaled earlier interpretations of it.

From New York Times