From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbassistbas‧sist /ˈbeɪsɪst/ noun [countable] APMsomeone who plays a bass guitar or a double bass
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bassist• By another stroke - nay, complete coronary - of fortune, Hugo's bro Jebb was a bassist.• Ladd, a Boston-based bassist / poet / producer, never lets the music out of his hands.• She did considerable freelance work while establishing her trio, eventually playing regularly with drummer Steve Davis and several excellent bassists.• His favourite bassists include Ray Brown, Paul Chambers.• Jerry Lee still found time to criticise the bassist from his own backing band but was now in classic form.• Anderson proves himself a fascinating and adventurous composer as well as a virtuoso bassist in this superlative album. 