flautist
[flaw-tist, flou-]
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Origin of flautist
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Historical Examples
And so he is my nocturnal owl, my flautist of the bower, my Orpheus of the mountains.
Doom CastleNeil Munro
Jim rocked through the crowd, in his tall hat, looking for the flautist.
Aaron's RodD. H. Lawrence
The flautist sulkily lowered his flute, while the theme was now played as a trio with admirable effect.
The Queen's ScarletGeorge Manville Fenn
Meanwhile, the flautist was turning over his flute and glancing from it to the beautiful instrument Dick held.
The Queen's ScarletGeorge Manville Fenn
The second movement, "Summer Idyl," is delicious, particularly in the chances it gives the flautist.
Contemporary American ComposersRupert Hughes
flautist
US and Canadian flutist (ˈfluːtɪst)
- a player of the flute
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Word Origin
C19: from Italian flautista, from flauto flute
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Word Origin and History for flautist
n.
1860, from Italian flautista, from flauto "flute" (from Late Latin flauta; see flute (n.)) + Greek-derived suffix -ista.
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