The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Violinist \Vi`o*lin"ist\, n. [Cf. F. violiniste, violoniste, It. violonista.] A player on the violin. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
violinist n 1: a musician who plays the violin [syn: violinist, fiddler]