Bassist

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.

    "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."

  2. 2
    a musician who play the bass viol wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bass guitaristbass guitaristbass playerbassmanbassman

Example

More examples

"Tom is the bassist in our band."

Etymology

From bass + -ist.

Related phrases

acoustic bassistdoghouse bassistdouble bassistelectric bassiststand-up bassiststring bassisttea chest bassistupright bassistwashtub bassistbass guitar

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