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concertmaster

noun

Etymology

From concert + master, as a calque of German Konzertmeister. Piecewise doublet of concertmeister.

  1. derived from maistre
  2. derived from *méǵh₂s✻
  3. derived from magester
  4. derived from magister — “chief, teacher, leader”
  5. inherited from mǣster
  6. inherited from maister
  7. compounded as concertmaster — “concert + master”

Definitions

  1. The first violin in a symphony orchestra, which normally plays violin solos.

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