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# violinist

«violinist» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who plays the violin, a stringed musical…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a violinist, violinists)

### meaning for a pupil

A person who plays the violin, a stringed musical instrument held under the chin and played with a bow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/violinist/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in music lessons and about orchestras and bands. A violinist can be a learner in a school orchestra or a famous professional. The leading violinist of an orchestra is called the leader (UK) or concertmaster (US). Phrases: "a famous violinist", "first violinist".

### examples

- My sister is a violinist in the school orchestra. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/violinist/#x1)
- The violinist played a sad tune on the street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/violinist/#x2)
- A violinist needs to practise every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/violinist/#x3)
- The orchestra had twenty violinists. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/violinist/#x4)
- The violinist tucked the violin under her chin and lifted the bow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/violinist/#x5)
- Mozart's father was a violinist and a music teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/violinist/#x6)

### note

Countable: a violinist. Built from "violin" plus -ist, like pianist and cellist. Someone who plays the fiddle in folk music may be called a fiddler, though the instrument is the same.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «violinist» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/violinist/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.