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operatist

operatist noun: a composer of opera.

Noun

operatist (plural operatists)

  1. A composer of opera.
    • Minor composers of the time wrote music for the mandolin; later operatists such as Handel, Mozart, and Verdi scored occasional passages for the instrument when atmospheric touches were needed.1998, Paul Kingsbury, The Encyclopedia of Country Music

Forms of operatist

pluraloperatists

Questions about operatist

What does operatist mean?
Operatist means a composer of opera.
What part of speech is operatist?
Operatist is a noun.
What is the plural of operatist?
The plural of operatist is operatists.

Words near operatist in the dictionary

  1. operations research
  2. operatise
  3. operatised
  4. operatises
  5. operatising
  6. operatist
  7. operatists
  8. operative
  9. operative clause
  10. operative clauses
  11. Operative Masonry

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