string player

Bows an instrument

A string player is a musician who plays a stringed instrument—violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar, harp, or similar.

The term most often refers to orchestral musicians playing bowed instruments: The string players warmed up while the brass section waited.

In ensemble contexts, string players form the string section.

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bassist · viol · performer · chamber orchestra · concert hall · sul tasto · chamber music · pizzicato · double bass · vibrato · sitar · quartet · harpist · folk music · maestro · viola da gamba · ensemble · tuning up

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instrument family

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One who strikes instruments

drummer · horn player · flutist · trumpeter · timpanist

sound production method

string playervocalist

One who sings professionally

percussionist · singer · DJ · drummer · synthesist

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string, player, stringy, strings, stringing, stringer, stringless, stringed, bowstring

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G