1834 July 54/1 I stood, occupied chiefly..with contemplating the graces of the young theorbo player.
1915 W. T. Whitley iii. 57 Gainsborough's supposed adventures with the musicians—the Welsh harper, Professor Straub the theorbo player, and many others.
1995 23 673 Shirley's masque The Triumph of Peace employed no fewer than 12 theorbo players.