"violist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvaɪ.əl.ɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-violist (viol).wav [Southern-England] Forms: violists [plural]
Etymology: viol + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|viol|ist}} viol + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} violist (plural violists)
  1. A person who plays the viol.
    Sense id: en-violist-en-noun-kbL-yADI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /viˈəʊ.lɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /viˈoʊ.lɪst/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-violist (violist).wav [Southern-England] Forms: violists [plural]
Etymology: viola + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|viola|ist}} viola + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} violist (plural violists)
  1. A person who plays the viola. Categories (topical): Musicians Derived forms: bass violist, division-violist, lyra violist Translations (person who plays the viola): altvioolspeler (Afrikaans), altviolis (Afrikaans), violista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), viola [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), altviolist [masculine] (Dutch), altvioliste [feminine] (Dutch), violiste [feminine, masculine] (French), Bratscher [masculine] (German), Bratscherin [feminine] (German), Bratschist [masculine] (German), Bratschistin [feminine] (German), Violaspieler [masculine] (German), Viola-Spieler [masculine] (German), Violaspielerin [feminine] (German), Viola-Spielerin [feminine] (German), vióladóir [masculine] (Irish), violista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), altowiolista [masculine] (Polish), altowiolistka [feminine] (Polish), alcista [masculine] (Polish), alcistka [feminine] (Polish), altysta [masculine] (Polish), altystka [feminine] (Polish), altowiolinista [masculine] (Polish), altowiolinistka [feminine] (Polish), violista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), violast [common-gender] (Swedish), altviolinist [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-violist-en-noun-TyTCwkmB Disambiguation of Musicians: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who plays the viola",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "violast"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who plays the viola",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "altviolinist"
    }
  ],
  "word": "violist"
}

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