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bassist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈbeɪs.ɪst/ (UK, US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base ▲ Italian bassoinflu. English bass Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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 bassist From bass + -ist.

Meanings

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. 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:
   • By and large back then, bassists weren’t bandleaders; Mingus was an anomaly. […] Since childhood, I’ve admired bassists who skillfully navigate between the realms of vocal singing and singing with the bass. 2024 May 1, Marcus J. Moore, “5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Bass”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2024:
   • The Eric Revis Trio, featuring the pianist Kris Davis, the bassist Eric Revis and the drummer Gerald Cleaver performing at the Jazz Gallery.Credit... 2015 June 18, Nate Chinen, “Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

double bassist · string bassist · contrabassist · upright bassist · doghouse bassist · stand-up bassist · octobassist · washtub bassist · acoustic bassist · tea chest bassist · electric bassist

Translations (31)

el μπασίστας (musician) · uk баси́стка (musician) · ko 베이시스트 (musician) · pt baixista (musician) · uk бас-гітари́стка (musician) · ca baixista (musician) · ja ベーシスト (musician) · be басіст (musician) · fi basisti (musician) · ka ბას-გიტარისტი (musician) · nl bassist (musician) · uk баси́ст (musician) · fr bassiste (musician) · sv basist (musician) · cmn 貝斯手 /贝斯手 (musician) · ru бас-гитари́стка (musician) · ru бас-гитари́ст (musician) · ru баси́стка (musician) · de Bassist (musician) · es bajista (musician) · pl basistka (musician) · id basis (musician) · ru баси́ст (musician) · uk бас-гітарист (musician) · pl basista (musician) · be бас-гітарыстка (musician) · ka ბასისტი (musician) · be басістка (musician) · ga dordóir (musician) · cs basista (musician) · be бас-гітарыст (musician)