A person who plays the violin. That is the whole meaning, and it covers everyone from a child in a school orchestra to a soloist on a concert stage — the word says nothing about how good they are.

A person who plays the violinviolinist就是拉小提琴的人 That is the whole meaning，意思就這麼簡單 and it covers everyone from a child in a school orchestra to a soloist on a concert stage，從學校樂團裡的小孩，到音樂會舞台上的獨奏家，都算在內 the word says nothing about how good they are，這個字完全不管拉得好不好。

One useful detail: in an orchestra, the players are usually called violinists, but the leader of the first violin section has a special name in British English — the leader — and in American English the concertmaster. And in folk, country, or Irish music, the same instrument is called a fiddle and the player a fiddler. Same wood, same strings, different world; calling a fiddler a violinist sounds formal, and calling a classical soloist a fiddler sounds cheeky.

One useful detail有個實用的小細節 in an orchestra, the players are usually called violinists：在管弦樂團裡，團員通常叫violinists but the leader of the first violin section has a special name，但第一小提琴部的首席另外有個稱呼 in British English — the leader，英式英文叫the leader and in American English the concertmaster，美式英文則叫the concertmaster。 And in folk, country, or Irish music在民謠、鄉村，或愛爾蘭音樂裡 the same instrument is called a fiddle and the player a fiddler，同一種樂器叫做a fiddle，拉的人叫a fiddler。 Same wood, same strings, different world同樣的木頭、同樣的弦，卻是不同的世界 calling a fiddler a violinist sounds formal；把fiddler叫成violinist聽起來太正式 and calling a classical soloist a fiddler sounds cheeky，把古典獨奏家叫成fiddler又顯得有點放肆。

The pattern here is worth keeping: instrument + -ist gives you the player. Pianist, guitarist, cellist, flutist. Not all instruments follow it — a person who plays drums is a drummer, not a "drumist" — but for most orchestral instruments it works.

The pattern here is worth keeping這裡有個規律值得記住 instrument + -ist gives you the player：樂器名稱加上-ist，就是演奏這種樂器的人。 Pianist, guitarist, cellist, flutist像pianist鋼琴家、guitarist吉他手、cellist大提琴手、flutist長笛手。 Not all instruments follow it不是每種樂器都照這個規律 a person who plays drums is a drummer, not a "drumist"——打鼓的人叫a drummer，而不是「drumist」 but for most orchestral instruments it works，不過對大部分管弦樂器來說，這個規律都成立。