bassist

See also: Bassist

English

Etymology

From bass +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪs.ɪst/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪsɪst
• Homophone: basest

Noun

bassist (plural bassists)

1. A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.
   • 2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered.

   • 2015 June 18, Nate Chinen, “Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery”, in The New York Times‎^[2], archived from the original on 16 June 2022:

     The Eric Revis Trio, featuring the pianist Kris Davis, the bassist Eric Revis and the drummer Gerald Cleaver performing at the Jazz Gallery.Credit...

   • 2024 May 1, Marcus J. Moore, “5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Bass”, in The New York Times‎^[3], archived from the original on 6 June 2024:

     By and large back then, bassists weren’t bandleaders; Mingus was an anomaly. […] Since childhood, I’ve admired bassists who skillfully navigate between the realms of vocal singing and singing with the bass.

Derived terms

• acoustic bassist
• contrabassist
• doghouse bassist
• double bassist
• electric bassist
• octobassist
• stand-up bassist
• string bassist
• tea chest bassist
• upright bassist
• washtub bassist

Translations

musician

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Belarusian: басіст m (basist), бас-гітарыст m (bas-hitaryst), басістка f (basistka), бас-гітарыстка f (bas-hitarystka)
• Catalan: baixista m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 貝斯手 / 贝斯手 (bèisīshǒu)

• Czech: basista (cs) m
• Dutch: bassist (nl) m
• Finnish: basisti (fi)
• French: bassiste (fr) m
• Georgian: ბასისტი (basisṭi), ბას-გიტარისტი (bas-giṭarisṭi)
• German: Bassist (de) m
• Greek: μπασίστας (el) (basístas)
• Indonesian: basis (id)
• Irish: dordóir m
• Japanese: ベーシスト (ja) (bēsisuto)
• Korean: 베이시스트 (beisiseuteu)
• Polish: basista (pl) m, basistka (pl) f
• Portuguese: baixista (pt) m or f
• Russian: баси́ст (ru) m (basíst), бас-гитари́ст (ru) m (bas-gitaríst), баси́стка (ru) f (basístka), бас-гитари́стка (ru) f (bas-gitarístka)
• Spanish: bajista (es) m or f
• Swedish: basist (sv) c
• Ukrainian: баси́ст m (basýst), бас-гітарист m (bas-hitaryst), баси́стка f (basýstka), бас-гітари́стка f (bas-hitarýstka)

Anagrams

• absists

Dutch

Etymology

From bas +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑˈsɪst/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bas‧sist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

bassist m (plural bassisten, diminutive bassistje n)

1. a musician playing a bass; esp. a bass guitarist

   Synonym: basgitarist

Descendants

• → Indonesian: basis