concertmeister

Variant of concertmaster

concertmaster definition

concert·master (kän′sərt mas′tər)

noun

the leader of the first violin section of a symphony orchestra, who plays the solo passages and often serves as assistant to the conductor
also concertmeister con′cert·meis′·ter (-mīs′tər)

Etymology: transl. of Ger konzertmeister

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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