Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviated form of
violoncellist: often written 'cellist.
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- noun one who plays the
cello
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who plays a violoncello
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Examples
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In my subway car on the way home, a cellist is playing Vivaldi.
July 2007 2007
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In German, a male cellist is a Cellist, several of them are Cellisten, and a dozen are 12 Cellisten; a female cellist is a Cellistin, and several are Cellistinnen.
Berlin in Lights: The Woman Question - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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In my subway car on the way home, a cellist is playing Vivaldi.
Monday Night at the Park Slope B&N: Emily Mitchell and "The Last Summer of the World" 2007
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In German, a male cellist is a Cellist, several of them are Cellisten, and a dozen are 12 Cellisten; a female cellist is a Cellistin, and several are Cellistinnen.
Berlin in Lights: The Woman Question - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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Indeed, the cellist is credited with reawakening Britten’s interest in instrumental music after a long period of mostly vocal composition.
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Indeed, the cellist is credited with reawakening Britten’s interest in instrumental music after a long period of mostly vocal composition.
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The air of Camelot that gathered around the Kennedy administration nearly fifty years ago was due in no small part to the appearance of stellar high arts figures such as cellist and conductor Pablo Casals at state dinners.
At The White House, Part Two: The Evolution of Possibility 2009
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That will include other luminaries, such as cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and the former Poet Laureate of the United States, Rita Dove, and others.
Press Briefing By Jake Siewert ITY National Archives 2000
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Following her eyes, Ronnie saw a ruffle of old lace falling from the 'cellist's throat, a broad crimson ribbon crossing his breast, on which glittered a diamond star.
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The anguish on the 'cellist's face, was terrible to see.
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