contrabass (redirected from contrabassist)

con·tra·bass  (kntr-bs)

n.

See double bass.

adj.

Pitched an octave below the normal bass range.

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[Obsolete Italian contrabasso : Italian contra-, against (from Latin contr-; see contra-) + Italian basso, bass (from Medieval Latin bassus, low).]

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contra·bassist n.

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Noun	1.	contrabass - largest and lowest member of the violin family bass fiddle, bull fiddle, double bass, string bass, bass viol bass - the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments bowed stringed instrument, string - stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"
Adj.	1.	contrabass - pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet" double-bass low-pitched, low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency