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lutanist

[loot-n-ist]
noun
  1. lutenist.
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Origin of lutanist

First recorded in 1590–1600

lutenist

or lu·ta·nist

[loot-n-ist]
noun
  1. a person who plays the lute.
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Origin of lutenist

1590–1600; < Medieval Latin lūtānista, derivative of lūtāna lute; see -ist
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Examples from the Web for lutanist

Historical Examples

  • Qul-i-muammad the lutanist (ad) was another; he also played the guitar (ghichak) beautifully and added three strings to it.

    The Bbur-nma in English

    Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

  • When they asked him who he was, he answered, a lutanist, nor did the trial belie his profession.

    The Danish History, Books I-IX

    Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned")

  • Instead of dropping down dead on the lute for envy, she thought it better to run away with the lutanist for love.

British Dictionary definitions for lutanist

lutanist

noun
  1. a variant spelling of lutenist
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lutenist

lutanist or sometimes US and Canadian lutist (ˈluːtɪst)

noun
  1. a person who plays the lute
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Word Origin

C17: from Medieval Latin lūtānista, from lūtāna, apparently from Old French lut lute 1
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