Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially a double bass or bass guitar.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who sings bass or plays a bass instrument.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
musician who plays abass instrument .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a musician who play the bass viol
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Examples
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The bassist is Malachi Favors, who I'm reasonably certain (but not at all positive) is the one on the 20th-anniversary banner. posted by Matthew @ 3: 00 PM
A fry cook on Venus Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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The bassist is Malachi Favors, who I'm reasonably certain (but not at all positive) is the one on the 20th-anniversary banner. posted by Matthew @ 3: 00 PM
Archive 2009-09-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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This was the bassist from the walkmen (whose name escapes me).
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Shina Darnicious: that bassist is the sexiest goddamn man ive ever seen ... the drummer is a pony in the wind if you ask me ... chai
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- including long-term bassist Steve Hanley - walking out after an on-stage punch-up that resulted in Smith spending the night in a cell.
FallNews - they grease the roads! *truckers' pin-up edition* 1999
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The band’s bassist is from Richmond, and they have a decent concentration of fans here.
Waldo Jaquith - Man says Allen’s ex-wife admitted he abused her. 2006
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The drummer wore a white t-shirt, the bassist was a bit nerdy, and I, as the lead guitarist had to have wild hair.
Joel Edmondson: Are Design Firms The New Rock Bands? Joel Edmondson 2011
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WellÂknown as the bassist for the band Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious might be even better known for all the trouble he got himself in to.
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This weekend, two orchestras will honor the men who made mambo: at Rose Hall, one outstanding Latin American bassist salutes another as Carlos Henriquez leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in the music of the Cuban composer and innovator Israel Cachao Lopez 1918-2008.
The Jazz Scene: Rhythm Kings and the Chairman of the Board Will Friedwald 2012
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Opener Derrick Hodge is best known as a bassist who's supported artists as varied as Terence Blanchard, Common, Mulgrew Miller and Kanye West.
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