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string player

American  

noun

  1. a person who plays an instrument of the violin family.


Example Sentences

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Like Vivaldi, she is a string player herself and fancies sound effects.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2023

While the duo put much of their collaboration with local artists on hold, they were able to work remotely with others, including the New Orleans composer and string player known as Free Feral.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2021

For some years, Frey has been fascinated by a technique he calls “halftone harmonics,” in which a string player uses special fingering to coax two neighboring pitches from a single string, with whispery overtones attached.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 29, 2019

The brilliant young string player, all of 18, performed Sunday at the Kennedy Center.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2014

What is a string player doing when she plays "harmonics"? Why do some notes sound good together while other notes seem to clash with each other?

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones