: a cello player
… a yard-long implement that looks just like a cellist's bow, only larger.—
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Back in the real world, Gracie has retreated into silence since the untimely death of her father, and a move to rural Wyoming — where her out-of-commission cellist mother Emily (Tran) has taken a job teaching community college — hasn’t exactly brought her out of her shell.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
They are further joined by the equally versatile cellist, Seth Parker Woods.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
In January, 2022, the British cellist Steven Isserlis was walking to a professional engagement when catastrophe struck.
—John Phipps, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Plus an elegy for Breonna Taylor, featuring cellist Jeffrey Zeigler.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
They are further joined by the equally versatile cellist, Seth Parker Woods.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
In January, 2022, the British cellist Steven Isserlis was walking to a professional engagement when catastrophe struck.
—John Phipps, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Plus an elegy for Breonna Taylor, featuring cellist Jeffrey Zeigler.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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 1 Feb. 2026.
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