cellist B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈt͡ʃɛlɪst/ See IPA manual Freq #39599 Meanings 1 noun A person who plays the cello. The young cellist gave a beautiful performance at the concert. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who plays the cello. cello playervioloncellist Word family Forms cellists Etymology AI details From cello + -ist. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cellist **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈt͡ʃɛlɪst/ **Frequency rank:** 39599 ## Meanings 1. A person who plays the cello. ## Examples - The young cellist gave a beautiful performance at the concert. ## Etymology From cello + -ist. ## AI Etymology Cellist is from cello plus -ist. The agentive suffix ties the word to a role, participant, recipient, or instrument associated with cello; here the base names the field or object, while the suffix identifies the person or thing in that relation. In use as a noun, cellist denotes a person who plays the cello. Typical contexts include “The young cellist gave a beautiful performance at the concert”. The meaning stays close to the form: it applies the etymological material to a person who plays the cello, keeping the visible parts legible in ordinary use. ## Topics - People & Society markdown