flutist

[ floo-tist ]

/ ˈflu tɪst /

noun

a flute player.

Nearby words

flute, fluted, fluter, flutey, fluting, flutist, flutter, flutter kick, flutter mill, flutter wheel, flutter-fibrillation

Also flautist.

Origin of flutist

1595–1605; flute + -ist; see flautist

Can be confusedflautist flutist

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Examples from the Web for flutist

Not only did Palin show off her skills as a flutist as well, but she was awarded the title of Miss Congeniality.
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But as a flutist he surpassed himself in all other qualities.
Dust of New York|Konrad Bercovici
The powers of the flutist are said to have been hardly less remarkable than those of Cordes.
The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 1 of 2)|Florence May
The fiddler stood with bow suspended over the strings, the flutist with fingers on all stops.
In the Roar of the Sea|Sabine Baring-Gould

A singer understands his, a violinist, flutist or drummer knows his, but not a pianist.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower
Brunet worshipped the flutist for his delightful skill, and Madame Brunet for his charming person.
Princes and Poisoners|Frantz Funck-Brentano

British Dictionary definitions for flutist

flutist

/ (ˈfluːtɪst) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian a variant of flautist

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Word Origin and History for flutist

flutist

c.1600, probably from French flûtiste; replaced Middle English flouter (early 13c., from Old French flauteor) and is preferred in U.S. The British preference is flautist (q.v.), a Continental reborrowing that returns the original diphthong.