CONCERTMASTER


Meaning of CONCERTMASTER in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' kän(t)-s ə rt- ˌ mas-t ə r

Variant: or con · cert · meis · ter \ - ˌ m ī -st ə r \

Function: noun

Etymology: German Konzertmeister, from Konzert concert + Meister master

Date: 1853

: the leader of the first violins of an orchestra and by custom usually the assistant to the conductor

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