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- German · calque ofKonzertmeister
- English todayconcertmaster
From concert + master, as a calque of German Konzertmeister. Piecewise doublet of concertmeister.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
concertmaster
Today it means: The first violin in a symphony orchestra, which normally plays violin solos. Full definition →
German Konzertmeister