soloist

[ soh-loh-ist ]

noun

1. a person who performs a solo.

soloist

/ ˈsəʊləʊɪst /

noun

1. a person who performs a solo

Other Words From

• solo·istic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of soloist¹

First recorded in 1860–65; solo + -ist

Example Sentences

In 2013, she took her career overseas to perform with the Dutch National Ballet, where she climbed the ranks from the junior company to soloist in the main troupe.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, the night's second soloist was pianist Sir Stephen Hough, who treated the audience to an impromptu version of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, from the film Mary Poppins.

From BBC

She joined the prestigious Boston Ballet as a second soloist in 2021 and starred in the TV show Dancing with the Stars when she was just 17.

From BBC

The group was the concerto soloist, of a kind, in “Natural History” by Michael Gordon, one of the Bang on a Can composers who infused Minimalism with rough, rebellious energy in the 1980s.

From New York Times

He has hired a slew of younger choristers who trained as soloists, and has guided those powerful and characterful voices into a cohesive whole.

From New York Times

Related Words

• artist
• composer
• conductor
• entertainer
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