cellist

[ chel-ist ]

noun

1. a person who plays the cello.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cellist¹

First recorded in 1885–90; short for violoncellist

Example Sentences

Roldugin wasn’t just a cellist, but also Putin’s best friend going back to the 1970s.

From Time

In Russia, that star was classical cellist named Sergei Roldugin.

From Time

There’s also a whole section devoted to Paik’s long-term collaboration with the cellist Charlotte Moorman.

From Washington Post

His great-grandmother, Thelma Yellin, was a world-renowned cellist.

From The Daily Beast

The famed cellist played into his 90s, just as Thomas came close to doing.

From The Daily Beast

The Cellist of Sarajevo By Steven Galloway This 2008 novel is a beautiful book.

From The Daily Beast

The 1974 trip also led to an exit visa for the renowned cellist, Mstislav Rostropovich, to leave the USSR.

From The Daily Beast

If I Stay is the story of Mia, a senior in an Oregon high school who is an avid cellist bound for Juilliard.

From The Daily Beast

He was about five years older than Tchaikovsky, and had held the post of cellist at the Opera House since the age of fifteen.

From Project Gutenberg

The singer has to sing only one note at a time; the violinist or 'cellist need use but one hand for notes.

From Project Gutenberg

Edith Arbuthnot had arrived, bringing with her a violinist, a viola-player and a 'cellist, but neither maid nor luggage.

From Project Gutenberg

After handing the other sheet to the 'cellist he plunged into a furious rendition of "Wildcat Rag."

From Project Gutenberg

The family consisted of two sons—a pianist and a 'cellist—and two daughters—a violinist and a pianist.

From Project Gutenberg