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soloist

American  
[soh-loh-ist] / ˈsoʊ loʊ ɪst /

noun

  1. a person who performs a solo.


soloist British  
/ ˈsəʊləʊɪst /

noun

  1. a person who performs a solo

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of soloist

First recorded in 1860–65; solo + -ist

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Forsyth also facilitates the Arts & Social Justice Fellowship at Strathmore, a music center in Maryland, and the queer Soloist Showcase at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in D.C.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

The 13-year-old has already won BBC School Soloist of the Year 2022 and previously performed in Shrek the Musical in Belfast.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2022

Soloist Garrick Ohlsson, though, seemed to gently goad the performance into something more extreme.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2019

The concert ended with a rousing account of Beethoven’s jubilant Fantasy for Piano, Vocal Soloist, Chorus and Orchestra.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2017

Second Soloist "His fur was all ragged And he had but one eye."

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