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mandolinist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

someone who plays a mandolin

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mandoliner

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English mandolin Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English mandolinist From mandolin + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mandolinisti — one who plays the mandolin
  • Finnish: mandoliininsoittaja — one who plays the mandolin
  • Ido: mandolinisto — one who plays the mandolin
  • Italian: mandolinista — one who plays the mandolin
  • Macedonian: мандолини́ст (mandoliníst) — one who plays the mandolin
  • Macedonian: мандолини́стка (mandolinístka) — one who plays the mandolin