Violinist Meaning
/vaɪəˈlɪnəst/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who plays the violin.
Sentence Examples
Maria's late husband was a violinist.
The violinist waits for the signal to play.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Holding her bow and violin, the talented ____ played a beautiful classical melody.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The famous ____ performed a beautiful and classical piece by Bach during the concert in the city hall earlier today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Medieval Latin *vitulader. Old Occitan violabor.? Italian viola Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Italian -ino Italian violinoder. English violin Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English violinist From violin + -ist.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered."
— 2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:
"Founded in 1975 and led by the violinist Richard Tognetti since 1989, the orchestra looks youthful and hip onstage, its players clad in varying shades of black semiformality."
— 2009 May 5, Steve Smith, “A Group That Doesn’t Sit, Adding Bounce to Haydn”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2012:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Holding her bow and violin, the talented ____ played a beautiful classical melody.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The famous ____ performed a beautiful and classical piece by Bach during the concert in the city hall earlier today.