violoncellist

American  

[vee-uh-luhn-chel-ist, vahy-] / ˌvi ə lənˈtʃɛl ɪst, ˌvaɪ- /

noun

1. cellist.

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Etymology

Origin of violoncellist

First recorded in 1825–35; violoncell(o) + -ist

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Example Sentences

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violoncellist

I even gave some concerts with Grabau, a great violoncellist, at Merseburg, and at a Count Arnim’s, a very rich nobleman near Merseburg, who had invited Liszt for one evening and paid him 100 ducats.

From My Autobiography A Fragment by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller

In this year two other violinists of note made their first appearance at the Philharmonic concerts,—Ernst and Sainton, also Piatti, the great violoncellist.

From Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday by Henry Charles Lahee

"I suppose the old Professor's exploiting you," said the violoncellist, turning to Mildred.

From The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life by Angela Brazil

There was no mistake about the house, for on the door was a brass plate inscribed "Professor Franz Hoffmann, Teacher of Music", and she could hear from within the halting performance of a violoncellist.

From The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life by Angela Brazil

The celebrated violoncellist Piatti plays on an instrument by this maker, and the tone is uncommonly fine and sonorous as all who have heard him know.

From Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. by J. H. (Joseph Henry) Pearce

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