lutenist

or lu·ta·nist

[ loot-n-ist ]

noun
  1. a person who plays the lute.

Origin of lutenist

1
1590–1600; <Medieval Latin lūtānista, derivative of lūtāna lute; see -ist

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How to use lutenist in a sentence

  • No wonder that a lutenist should have been said to spend three-quarters of his existence in tuning his instrument.

British Dictionary definitions for lutenist

lutenist

lutanist or sometimes US and Canadian lutist (ˈluːtɪst)

/ (ˈluːtənɪst) /


noun
  1. a person who plays the lute

Origin of lutenist

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

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