Meanings
noundouble bassist (plural double bassists)
plural double bassists · alternative double-bassist
- Someone who plays a double bass.
Synonyms: bass fiddler, bass violinist, bull fiddler, contrabassist, doghouse bassist, string bassist, upright bassist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who plays a double bass.
Origin
Translations
Catalan contrabaix, contrabaixista
- contrabaixTranslations
- contrabaixistaTranslations
Czech kontrabasista
- kontrabasistaTranslations
Finnish kontrabasisti, kontrabassonsoittaja
- kontrabasistiTranslations
- kontrabassonsoittajaTranslations
Polish kontrabasista, kontrabasistka
- kontrabasistaTranslations
- kontrabasistkaTranslations
Romanian contrabasist, gordunaș
- contrabasistTranslations
- gordunașTranslations
Spanish contrabajista, violonista
- contrabajistaTranslations
- violonistaTranslations
- violónTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
double bassist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20bassist
MLA
“double bassist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20bassist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double bassist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20bassist.
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