celloistn.
/ˈtʃɛləʊɪst/, U.S. /ˈtʃɛloʊəst/ = cellist n.
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1870 Appleton's Jrnl. 2 July 8/2 Think what a violinist we have in Joly, what a celloist in Olivier Aubert.
1897 Daily News 25 Mar. 9/2 The pianist came, but the 'celloist did not turn up at all.
1923 B. Harmon Mosaics 24 The wind, that merry celloist, Played loud a nuptial air.
1977 Washington Post 16 May b10 The Brahms was episodic,..redeemed only by the sensitive playing of celloist Leslie Parnas.
2006 Hobart (Tasmania) Mercury (Nexis) 2 Jan. 12 Hard work has paid off for celloist William Hewer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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