flautist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of flautist
1855–60; < Italian flautista, equivalent to flaut ( o ) flute + -ista -ist
Example Sentences
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Alongside Stan Getz, flautist Mann helped bring Brazilian bossa nova to a curious American mainstream with this cover of the standard by Antônio Carlos Jobim.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023
Moving slowly and dinging our bells to prevent collisions, the spectral silhouette of the temple appeared like Brigadoon, and we sought refuge next to an ethereal flautist to wait out the white out.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2023
And eagle-eyed viewers spotted the BBC Symphony's lead flautist Michael Cox heroically soldiering through the final stretch, after party streamers threatened to clog up his mouthpiece.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023
Lady Galway, also a famous flautist who regularly duets on tour with her husband, told BBC News NI of her amazement at the Met Gala.
From BBC • May 3, 2023
The flautist put down his instrument and sang out a Sufi chant.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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