The difference between First violinist and Violin

When used as nouns, first violinist means a violinist who is assigned to play melody (usually more technically difficult music), whereas violin means a musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers.


Violin is also verb with the meaning: to play on, or as if on, a violin.

check bellow for the other definitions of First violinist and Violin

  1. First violinist as a noun:

    A violinist who is assigned to play melody (usually more technically difficult music).

  1. Violin as a noun (musical instrument):

    A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers; also any instrument of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin_family violin family].

  2. Violin as a noun (music):

    A violinist.

    Examples:

    "The first violin often plays the lead melody lines in a string quartet."

  1. Violin as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To play on, or as if on, a violin.