cellist
/ˈtʃɛlɪst
/noun
A person who plays the cello: a cellist for a symphony orchestra...
- In January 1786, Boccherini had become court composer to the future king of Prussia, a good cellist.
- Now the irrepressible cellist has ventured out on the longest limb yet, embracing musical multiculturalism on an unprecedented scale.
- It was Pete, a cellist who played in the original baroque style on a handmade replica of a Stradivarius.
Origin
Late 19th century: from cello + -ist.