SOLOIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does soloist mean? 

• SOLOIST (noun)
  The noun SOLOIST has 1 sense:

1. a musician who performs a solo

  Familiarity information: SOLOIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOLOIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A musician who performs a solo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("soloist" is a kind of...):

instrumentalist; musician; player (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "soloist"):

recitalist (a musician who gives recitals)

Derivation:

solo (any activity that is performed alone without assistance)

solo (a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment))

solo (perform a piece written for a single instrument)