Meanings
plural violinists
- A person who plays the violin.
Founded in 1975 and led by the violinist Richard Tognetti since 1989, the orchestra looks youthful and hip onstage, its players clad in varying shades of black semiformality.
2009 May 5, Steve Smith, “A Group That Doesn’t Sit, Adding Bounce to Haydn”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Jul 20121 more example
And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered.
2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022Synonyms: violin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who plays the violin.
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Origin
- Medieval Latin*vitula
- Old Occitanviolabor.?
- Italianviola
- Italianviolino
- Englishviolin
- Englishviolinist
Translations
Bulgarian цигула́р, цигула́рка
- цигула́р (cigulár)person who plays violin
- цигула́рка (cigulárka)person who plays violin
- виолини́ст (violiníst)person who plays violin
- виолини́стка (violinístka)person who plays violin
Catalan violinista
- violinistaperson who plays violin
Chinese Mandarin 小提琴手, 小提琴家
- 小提琴手 (xiǎotíqínshǒu)person who plays violin
- 小提琴家 (xiǎotíqínjiā)person who plays violin
Czech houslista, houslistka
- houslistaperson who plays violin
- houslistkaperson who plays violin
Danish violinist
- violinistperson who plays violin
Dutch violist, violiste
- violistperson who plays violin
- violisteperson who plays violin
- vioolspelerperson who plays violin
- vioolspeelsterperson who plays violin
Esperanto violonisto, violonistino
- violonistoperson who plays violin
- violonistinoperson who plays violin
Estonian viiuldaja
- viiuldajaperson who plays violin
Finnish viulisti
- viulistiperson who plays violin
French violoniste
- violonisteperson who plays violin
German Violinist, Violinistin
- Violinistperson who plays violin
- Violinistinperson who plays violin
- Geigerperson who plays violin
- Geigerinperson who plays violin
Greek βιολιστής, βιολίστρια
- βιολιστής (violistís)person who plays violin
- βιολίστρια (violístria)person who plays violin
- βιολονίστας (violonístas)person who plays violin
- βιολονίστρια (violonístria)person who plays violin
Hebrew כַּנָּר
- כַּנָּר (kanár)person who plays violin
Hungarian hegedűművész, hegedűs
- hegedűművészperson who plays violin
- hegedűsperson who plays violin
Indonesian pemain biola, violinis
- pemain biolaperson who plays violin
- violinisperson who plays violin
Irish veidhleadóir
- veidhleadóirperson who plays violin
Italian violinista
- violinistaperson who plays violin
Japanese バイオリニスト, ヴァイオリニスト
- バイオリニスト (baiorinisuto)person who plays violin
- ヴァイオリニスト (vaiorinisuto)person who plays violin
Korean 바이올리니스트
- 바이올리니스트 (baiolliniseuteu)person who plays violin
Latin violinistus
- violinistusperson who plays violin
Latvian vijolnieks, vijolniece
- vijolnieksperson who plays violin
- vijolnieceperson who plays violin
Lithuanian smui̇̃kininkas, smui̇̃kininkė
- smui̇̃kininkasperson who plays violin
- smui̇̃kininkėperson who plays violin
Malay pemain violin
- pemain violinperson who plays violin
Norwegian Bokmål fiolinist
- fiolinistperson who plays violin
Polish skrzypek, skrzypaczka
- skrzypekperson who plays violin
- skrzypaczkaperson who plays violin
Portuguese violinista
- violinistaperson who plays violin
Romanian violonist, violonistă
- violonistperson who plays violin
- violonistăperson who plays violin
- vioristperson who plays violin
- vioristăperson who plays violin
Russian скрипа́ч, скрипа́чка
- скрипа́ч (skripáč)person who plays violin
- скрипа́чка (skripáčka)person who plays violin
Slovak huslista, huslistka
- huslistaperson who plays violin
- huslistkaperson who plays violin
Spanish violinista
- violinistaperson who plays violin
Swedish violinist
- violinistperson who plays violin
Thai นักไวโอลิน
- นักไวโอลิน (nák-wai-oo-lin)person who plays violin
Turkish kemancı
- kemancıperson who plays violin
Ukrainian скрипа́ль, скрипа́лька
- скрипа́ль (skrypálʹ)person who plays violin
- скрипа́лька (skrypálʹka)person who plays violin
- скрипа́ч (skrypáč)person who plays violin
- скрипа́чка (skrypáčka)person who plays violin
- скрипа́к (skrypák)person who plays violin
Vietnamese tay chơi vi-ô-lông
- tay chơi vi-ô-lôngperson who plays violin
Cite this entry
violinist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violinist
“violinist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violinist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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