string player

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Banjo and string player Matt Worley was “Saving Grace’s” musical instigator, approaching Plant at a pub.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

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

Frey recruited Poco’s bassist, Randy Meisner, and Leadon, a masterful string player who had backed Gram Parsons in the Flying Burrito Brothers.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2016

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