fluter

[ floo-ter ]

noun

1. a person who makes flutings.
2. Archaic. a flutist.

fluter

/ ˈfluːtə /

noun

1. a craftsman who makes flutes or fluting
2. a tool used to make flutes or fluting
3. a less common word, used esp in folk music, for flautist

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluter¹

1350–1400; Middle English flouter, floutour < Old French fleuteur, flauteor, equivalent to flaut ( er ) to play the flute + -eur, -eor < Latin -ōr- -or ² or -ātōr- -ator

Example Sentences

Alone, of all those within hearing, Capn Buck Fluter did not laugh.

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As regards persons wishful of stealing a ride, they never tried to travel with Capn Buck Fluter oftener than once.

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An' the old-witch boy is a fluter, an' when the old lady want to dance it's the same boy playing for the old lady.

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