\Vir`tu*o"so\, n.; pl. {Virtuosos}; It. {Virtuosi}.
[It. See {Virtuous}.]
1. One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in
   antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer
   of curiosities, etc.
         Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble
         arts, and is a critic in them.        --Dryden.
2. (Mus.) A performer on some instrument, as the violin or
   the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a
   brilliant concert player.