definitions

lutanist

[ loot-n-ist ]
/ ˈlut n ɪst /
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noun

lutenist.

Nearby words

lustrously, lustrum, lusty, lusus naturae, lut desert, lutanist, lute, lute stern, luteal, luteal cell, luteal phase

Origin of lutanist

First recorded in 1590–1600

Definition for lutanist (2 of 2)

lutenist

or lu·ta·nist

[ loot-n-ist ]
/ ˈlut n ɪst /

noun

a person who plays the lute.

Origin of lutenist

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

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

    Coelebs In Search of a Wife|Hannah More

  • 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")

British Dictionary definitions for lutanist (1 of 2)

lutanist

/ (ˈluːtənɪst) /

noun

a variant spelling of lutenist

British Dictionary definitions for lutanist (2 of 2)

lutenist

lutanist or sometimes US and Canadian lutist (ˈluːtɪst)

/ (ˈluːtənɪst) /

noun

a person who plays the lute

Word Origin for lutenist

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