- a person who plays the violin
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
vi•o•lin•ist
(vī′ə lin′ist),USA pronunciation n.
- Music and Dancea person who plays the violin.
- Italian violinista. See violin, -ist
- 1660–70
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violinist /ˌvaɪəˈlɪnɪst/ n
vi•o•lin /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Music and Dancea four-stringed instrument played with a bow and held nearly horizontal by the player's arm with the lower part supported against the collarbone.
vi•o•lin
(vī′ə lin′),USA pronunciation n.
- Music and Dancethe treble instrument of the family of modern bowed instruments, held nearly horizontal by the player's arm with the lower part supported against the collarbone or shoulder.
- Music and Dancea violinist or part for a violin.
- Italian violino, equivalent. to viol(a) (see viola1) + -ino diminutive suffix
- 1570–80
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- Heifetz
- Joachim
- Kennedy
- Kreisler
- Kremer
- leader
- Marriner
- Milstein
- Mutter
- Oistrakh
- Perlman
- Stern
- Zukerman
- amateurish
- Auer
- big time
- bower
- bull
- concert
- Damrosch
- Dittersdorf
- ear
- Elman
- emulate
- enrapt
- exceptional
- finished
- Francescatti
- Geminiani
- Godard
- honor
- kreutzer
- Krommer
- Kubelík
- Lamoureux
- Leclair
- Locatelli
- Loeffler
- Martinon
- Menuhin
- Morini
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