: a cello player
a yard-long implement that looks just like a cellist's bow, only larger.—
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Her mother, cellist Susan Richter, was her first teacher.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
And if that isn’t worth the price of admission…
Horns and strings had their place — mostly the latter, with viola player Caleb Burhans and cellist Eugene Friesen managing to sound like nearly a full Kronos Quartet up there at times.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 July 2025
You’re backed by keyboardist Jacknife Lee, cellist Kate Ellis, and harp player Gemma Doherty during the show.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
And there’s a nice nod to their pair’s father, a cellist in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, with a Jimi Hendrix–esque smashing of his instrument of choice.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
And if that isn’t worth the price of admission…
Horns and strings had their place — mostly the latter, with viola player Caleb Burhans and cellist Eugene Friesen managing to sound like nearly a full Kronos Quartet up there at times.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 July 2025
You’re backed by keyboardist Jacknife Lee, cellist Kate Ellis, and harp player Gemma Doherty during the show.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
And there’s a nice nod to their pair’s father, a cellist in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, with a Jimi Hendrix–esque smashing of his instrument of choice.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for cellist
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“Cellist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellist. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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