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bassiste

bass player

noun bah-SEEST Rare
Arts & Culture Music

Also means

bassist

Usage Note

Bassiste refers to anyone who plays a bass instrument — most commonly an electric or double bass guitarist. Like soliste, it is gender-invariant in spelling: un bassiste (male) and une bassiste (female). The related noun basse refers to the instrument itself as well as the bass vocal range.

Examples

"Le bassiste du groupe joue depuis l'âge de douze ans."

Natural Translation

The band's bassist has been playing since age twelve.

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