flutist

[ floo-tist ]

/ ˈflu tɪst /

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noun

a flute player.

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Also flautist.

Origin of flutist

1595–1605; flute + -ist; see flautist

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH flutist

flautist, flutist

Words nearby flutist

flute, fluted, fluter, flutey, fluting, flutist, flutter, flutterboard, flutter kick, flutter mill, flutter wheel

How to use flutist in a sentence

Expect an art market, dance classes, grooving DJ sets from the likes of Trilla Kay and morning yoga, soundtracked by a live flutist.
The best things to do in the D.C. area the week of Aug. 26-Sept. 1|Anying Guo, Hau Chu, Fritz Hahn, Kelsey Ables|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
Not only did Palin show off her skills as a flutist as well, but she was awarded the title of Miss Congeniality.
15 Hilarious Pageant Moments||June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He came of a musical family, his father being a flutist, while his mother played the piano and sang.
Woman's Work in Music|Arthur Elson
He would not go to Karrosch, or any of the large, important orchestras; none of the small ones wished a flutist.
The Old Flute-Player|Edward Marshall and Charles T. Dazey

An old German musician who used to play with him in the Orchestra told me that Lanier was the finest flutist he had ever heard.
Literary Hearthstones of Dixie|La Salle Corbell Pickett
He was a good flutist, gave four or five lessons a week, and played in the small orchestras of second-rate theatres.
The Patriot|Antonio Fogazzaro
The flutist was wild, but presently he calmed down, and played us a nice little tune.
The Patriot|Antonio Fogazzaro

British Dictionary definitions for flutist

flutist

/ (ˈfluːtɪst) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian a variant of flautist

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