From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishviolinistvi‧o‧lin‧ist /ˌvaɪəˈlɪnɪst/ noun [countable] someone who plays the violin
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violinist• And everything I couldn't say, everything I couldn't play, this dark violinist could articulate perfectly.• We had four violinists from the Philharmonic Orchestra.• A 12-disc set featuring the legendary violinist playing works by Beethoven, Brahms, Prokofiev and others.• Featured soloists include 18-year-old violinist Tigran Vardanian and 16-year-old pianist Andrew von Oeyen.• Kreisler excepted, no other violinist could so quickly transform a tender mood into a dramatically intense one.• I could then sit and relax and listen to the other violinists.• They've often collaborated before with other artists, including the playwright Tony Kushner and the violinist Itzhak Perlman. 