oboist

[ oh-boh-ist ]

noun

1. a player of the oboe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oboist¹

First recorded in 1860–65; oboe ¹ + -ist

Example Sentences

The orchestra is also losing two of its outstanding principal players, violist Teng Li and oboist Marc Lachat, both leaving reportedly for family reasons.

From Los Angeles Times

The lawsuits came after a report last month in New York magazine detailed accusations of misconduct made in 2010 against Mr. Muckey, the associate principal trumpet, and Mr. Wang, the principal oboist.

From New York Times

There’s a dreamy, wistful quality to this album of French music from the oboist Heinz Holliger.

From New York Times

She had full access at the opera house because her first husband, Hermann Erhardt, an oboist to whom she was married from 1950 to 1953, was the son of the theater’s director.

From New York Times

“Can you say that you’re an American orchestra without having any Black representation?” said Titus Underwood, the principal oboist at the Nashville Symphony, who is one of two Black players in the 83-member orchestra.

From New York Times