Dictionary

cellist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈt͡ʃɛlɪst/

Etymology

Etymology tree English cello 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 cellist From cello + -ist.

Meanings

1. Someone who plays the cello.
   • Though relative newcomers to classical music, they seemed closely attuned to the eight cellists onstage, raising their heads abruptly as the piece’s languid strains gave way to rapid-fire bow strokes. 2021 April 28, Lisa Abend, “When the Cellos Play, the Cows Come Home”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 May 2021:
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

electric cellist · mandocellist

Descendants

τσελίστας

Synonyms

celloist · violoncellist · cello player

Translations (60)

ru виолончели́ст (person who plays the cello) · pl wiolonczelistka (person who plays the cello) · sv cellospelare (person who plays the cello) · hu csellista (person who plays the cello) · sv cellist (person who plays the cello) · da violoncellist (person who plays the cello) · vo hicolan (person who plays the cello) · de Cellist (person who plays the cello) · be віяланчалі́стка (person who plays the cello) · cmn 大提琴手 (person who plays the cello) · et tšellist (person who plays the cello) · de Cellistin (person who plays the cello) · el βιολοντσελίστας (person who plays the cello) · ca violoncel·lista (person who plays the cello) · vo colan (person who plays the cello) · pt violoncelista (person who plays the cello) · et tšellomängija (person who plays the cello) · fr violoncelliste (person who plays the cello) · ga dordveidhleadóir (person who plays the cello) · lt violončèlininkas (person who plays the cello) · ja チェリスト (person who plays the cello) · lt violončèlininkė (person who plays the cello) · tr çellocu (person who plays the cello) · be віяланчалі́ст (person who plays the cello) · uk віолончелі́стка (person who plays the cello) · pl wiolonczelista (person who plays the cello) · bg виолончели́стка (person who plays the cello) · it violoncellista (person who plays the cello) · nb cellist (person who plays the cello) · fi sellisti (person who plays the cello) · cs violoncellistka (person who plays the cello) · vo jicolan (person who plays the cello) · da cellist (person who plays the cello) · hy թավջութակահար (person who plays the cello) · id selis (person who plays the cello) · uk віолончелі́ст (person who plays the cello) · is sellóleikari (person who plays the cello) · de Cellospielerin (person who plays the cello) · nl violoncellist (person who plays the cello) · nn cellist (person who plays the cello) · es chelista (person who plays the cello) · cs violoncellista (person who plays the cello) · el τσελίστας (person who plays the cello) · nl cellist (person who plays the cello) · es violonchelista (person who plays the cello) · ru виолончели́стка (person who plays the cello) · cmn 大提琴家 (person who plays the cello) · mk виолончели́ст (person who plays the cello) · bg виолончели́ст (person who plays the cello) · kk виолончельші (person who plays the cello) · mk виолончели́стка (person who plays the cello) · sk violončelista (person who plays the cello) · ko 첼리스트 (person who plays the cello) · eo violonĉelisto (person who plays the cello) · el τσελίστα (person who plays the cello) · fi sellonsoittaja (person who plays the cello) · de Cellospieler (person who plays the cello) · sk violončelistka (person who plays the cello) · hu gordonkás (person who plays the cello) · es violoncelista (person who plays the cello)