concertmaster

English

Etymology

From concert +‎ master, as a calque of German Konzertmeister.

Noun

concertmaster (plural concertmasters)

1. (music, US) The first violin in a symphony orchestra, which normally plays violin solos.

   Synonyms: concertmeister, leader (UK)

Translations

the first violin in a symphony orchestra

• Belarusian: канцэртма́йстар m (kancertmájstar)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 樂團首席 / 乐团首席 (yuètuán shǒuxí)

• Faroese: konsertmeistari m
• French: premier violon (fr) m
• German: Konzertmeister m
• Japanese: コンサートマスター (konsātomasutā)
• Russian: концертме́йстер (ru) m (koncertméjster)
• Spanish: concertino (es) m