Soloist

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who performs a solo.
  2. 2
    a musician who performs a solo wordnet

Synonyms

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artistinterpretermaestrominstrelperformerplayer

Example

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"His career began in earnest after graduating from the Berklee College of Music. He worked with dozens of jazz greats, including Wynton Marsalis and Betty Carter, before embarking as a soloist in 1992."

Etymology

From solo + -ist.

Related phrases

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