"double bassist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double bassists [plural], double-bassist [alternative]
Etymology: From double bass + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|double bass|ist}} double bass + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} double bassist (plural double bassists)
  1. Someone who plays a double bass. Synonyms: bass fiddler, bass violinist, bull fiddler, contrabassist, doghouse bassist, string bassist, upright bassist Translations (Translations): contrabaix [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), contrabaixista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), kontrabasista [masculine] (Czech), kontrabasisti (Finnish), kontrabassonsoittaja (Finnish), kontrabasista [masculine] (Polish), contrabasist [masculine] (Romanian), gordunaș [masculine] (Romanian), contrabajista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), violonista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), violón [masculine] (Spanish)

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