"altoist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: altoists [plural]
Etymology: From alto + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|alto|ist}} alto + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} altoist (plural altoists)
  1. A person playing alto saxophone or some other alto instrument. Categories (topical): People Translations (1. someone who plays an alto instrument): altist [masculine] (Dutch), altista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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