soloist

[soh-loh-ist]

noun

1. a person who performs a solo.

soloist

/ ˈsəʊləʊɪst /

noun

1. a person who performs a solo

Other Word Forms

• soloistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of soloist¹

First recorded in 1860–65; solo + -ist

Example Sentences

“Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast,” a work for orchestra, chorus and soloists, was a sensation when it was written at the end of the 19th century.

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For these concerts, Mr. Shani programmed the composer’s two symphonies as well as his violin concerto, with Pinchas Zukerman, who has enjoyed a long association with the orchestra, as soloist.

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By the end of the performance, which included the mighty Los Angeles Master Chorale and superb vocal soloists Chen Reiss and Beth Taylor, “rising again” was not a matter of choice.

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This season happily occasioned the arrival of a new soloist, Ryan Tomash, currently on a leave of absence from the Royal Danish Ballet, where he is a principal dancer.

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A large New York Philharmonic, vocal soloists and chorus assembled on a CBS sound stage for a live national television broadcast.

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