virtuosonoun [ C ]
uk/ˌvɜː.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/us/ˌvɝː.tʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/plural virtuosos or virtuosia person who is extremely skilled at something, especially at playing an instrument or performing:
Famous mainly for his wonderful voice, Cole Porter was also a virtuoso on the piano.
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Experts and specialists
- a mine of information idiom
- academician
- authority
- boffin
- buff
- child prodigy
- consultant
- doyen
- high priest
- hotshot
- know sth inside out idiom
- literati
- maven
- resident
- skilled
- superuser
- supremo
- techie
- technician
- technocracy
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virtuosoadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌvɜː.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/us/ˌvɝː.tʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/extremely skilled:
The Times critic described her dancing as "a virtuoso performance of dazzling accomplishment".
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Musicians
- accompanist
- arrange
- bandleader
- bandmaster
- bandsman
- drummer
- fiddler
- flautist
- flutist
- guitarist
- oboist
- one-hit wonder
- one-man band
- organ grinder
- organist
- soloist
- timpanist
- trombone
- trumpeter
- violinist
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virtuosity
noun [ U ] uk/ˌvɜː.tʃuˈɒs.ə.ti/us/ˌvɝː.tʃuˈɑː.sə.t̬i/formal