Meanings
nounsoloist (plural soloists)
plural soloists
- A person who performs a solo.
- A solo artist, one who is not in a band.
In January 2026, the artist added more London dates to his run of Wembley Stadium shows, bringing the anticipated total up to 12 — and breaking Coldplay’s record for most performances at the famed venue in one year. That means he also broke Taylor Swift’s record for the most of a soloist.
2026 February 26, Hannah Dailey, “Harry Styles’ Biggest History-Making Moments Before ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’”, in Billboard
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian солист
- солист (solist)a person who performs a solo
Chinese Mandarin 獨唱者 /独唱者
- 獨唱者 /独唱者 (dúchàng zhě)a person who performs a solo
Czech sólista
- sólistaa person who performs a solo
Dutch solist
- solista person who performs a solo
Esperanto solisto
- solistoa person who performs a solo
Finnish solisti
- solistia person who performs a solo
French soliste
- solistea person who performs a solo
German Solist, Solistin
- Solista person who performs a solo
- Solistina person who performs a solo
Hungarian szólista
- szólistaa person who performs a solo
Icelandic einleikari, sólisti
- einleikaria person who performs a solo
- sólistia person who performs a solo
Irish ceoltóir aonair
- ceoltóir aonaira person who performs a solo
Italian solista
- solistaa person who performs a solo
Japanese ソリスト, 独唱者
- ソリスト (sorisuto)a person who performs a solo
- 独唱者 (dokushōsha)a person who performs a solo
Māori kaiwaiata takitahi, kaiwhakatangi takitahi
- kaiwaiata takitahia person who performs a solo
- kaiwhakatangi takitahia person who performs a solo
- kaiwhakatenea person who performs a solo
Norwegian Bokmål solist
- solista person who performs a solo
Polish solista, solistka
- solistaa person who performs a solo
- solistkaa person who performs a solo
Portuguese solista
- solistaa person who performs a solo
Romanian solist, solistă
- solista person who performs a solo
- solistăa person who performs a solo
Russian соли́ст, соли́стка
- соли́ст (solíst)a person who performs a solo
- соли́стка (solístka)a person who performs a solo
Spanish solista
- solistaa person who performs a solo
Swedish solist
- solista person who performs a solo
Cite this entry
APA
soloist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soloist
MLA
“soloist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soloist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soloist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soloist.
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