fluter
Americannoun
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a person who makes flutings.
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Archaic. a flutist.
noun
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a craftsman who makes flutes or fluting
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a tool used to make flutes or fluting
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a less common word, used esp in folk music, for flautist
Etymology
Origin of fluter
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
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The dumb fluter, who had charge of the construction of the sun, through his clumsiness, came near setting fire to the world.
From Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel by Ignatius Donnelly
The shepherd with his staff now obliged them to move on; but no sooner did the fluter begin again to play, than his innocent auditors again returned to him.
From Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich
The shepherd, with his staff, now obliged them to move on; but no sooner did the fluter begin to play again, than his interested audience returned to him.
From Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth
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.
From Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes by Walter Jekyll
The fluter played still more sweet and beautiful strains.
From Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth
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