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oboist

oboist noun: someone who plays an oboe.

oboist: someone who plays an oboe
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Noun

oboist (plural oboists)

  1. Someone who plays an oboe.
    Synonyms:
    oboe-player

Synonyms of oboist

Forms of oboist

pluraloboists
alternative formoboeist

Origin of oboist

From oboe + -ist.

Questions about oboist

What does oboist mean?
Oboist means someone who plays an oboe.
What part of speech is oboist?
Oboist is a noun.
What is the plural of oboist?
The plural of oboist is oboists.

Words near oboist in the dictionary

  1. oboeists
  2. oboelike
  3. oboes
  4. oboes d'amore
  5. oboi d'amore
  6. oboist
  7. oboists
  8. obol
  9. obolary
  10. obole
  11. Oboler

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