violinist
[vahy-uh-lin-ist]
- a person who plays the violin.
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Origin of violinist
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Contemporary Examples
Sargeant had served as a violinist with the New York Philharmonic.
Lindsey Stirling, a violinist, won an award for a remix of a Psy song she performed with an a capella group.
Northup was born in the New York town of Minerva in 1808, and held numerous jobs upstate, one of which was a violinist.
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Historical Examples
The stamping of feet had ceased, but the violinist wandered on.
Murder PointConingsby Dawson
He had seen the violinist, and the latter and his sister had promised to be on hand.
Cap'n Dan's DaughterJoseph C. Lincoln
It affected the lady to that degree that ever after she loved the violinist.
The Fifth StringJohn Philip Sousa
Mildred coaxed her father to accompany her to hear the violinist.
The Fifth StringJohn Philip Sousa
The violinist placed his chair closer to the fire and sipped the drink.
The Fifth StringJohn Philip Sousa
violinist
- a person who plays the violin
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